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CVE-2016-21881 exploit

The iowarrior_probe function in drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to caus…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.8%
percentile 79%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

The iowarrior_probe function in drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.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 crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.81% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-39556 Linux Kernel 3.10.0-229.x (CentOS / RHEL 7.1) - 'iowarrior' Driver Crash (PoC) · dos · 2016-03-14

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.04.6CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2971-2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/39556/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /bugtraq/2016/Mar/87 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/4ec0ef3a82125efc36173062a50624550a900ae0 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2970-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2969-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2968-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1317018 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2971-3 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2997-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2971-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2996-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2968-2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • kernel.org /pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • git.kernel.org /cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4ec0ef3a82125efc36173062a50624550a900 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /bugtraq/2016/Mar/118 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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