Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-3689
Published: May 2, 2016 / Updated: September 12, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93698
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3689
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the ims_pcu_parse_cdc_data() function in drivers/input/misc/ims-pcu.c. A local non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-3689
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=971628
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/30/6
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a0ad220c96692eda76b2e3fd7279f3dcd1d8a8ff
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0ad220c96692eda76b2e3fd7279f3dcd1d8a8ff
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1320060
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035441