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CVE-2016-3138

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…

Medium4.6EPSS 0.55%
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Updated
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Assigned by
microfocus

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-3138, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0Medium4.6CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.55% · top 54% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.

Weakness

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Affected products

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