CVE-2016-3139 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel, specifically versions prior to 3.17, and also impacting Novell products. It stems from a NULL pointer dereference in the wacom_probe function, triggered by a crafted USB device descriptor. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6 (Medium), indicating a low-complexity physical attack vector that can lead to a system crash. While no active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules are reported, an ExploitDB entry exists for a similar issue, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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