NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows denial of service via USB device

CVE-2016-3138 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

The acm_probe function in drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a USB device without both a control and a data endpoint descriptor.

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