CVE-2016-2186

moderate-risk
Published 2016-05-02

The powermate_probe function in drivers/input/misc/powermate.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.

Do I need to act?

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0.05% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.6/10 Medium
PHYSICAL / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

35
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 16/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 19/34 · Moderate