CVE-2016-3139
The wacom_probe function in drivers/input/tablet/wacom_sys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.17 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system
02 Description
The wacom_probe function in drivers/input/tablet/wacom_sys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.17 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.79% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 77.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.6 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-04-27 17:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 23:47Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-03-13
- Assigning CNA
- microfocus
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 4960f62d47895c49b5158d62776bc409a7bc6ab01363d2291e4a915fdc706de6
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.exploit-db.com39538https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39538/
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1690http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316993
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283377
- security-tracker.debian.orghttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3139
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=471d17148c8b4174ac5f5283a73316d12c4379bc
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1764http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/471d17148c8b4174ac5f5283a73316d12c4379bc
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283375
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1707http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1672http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1019http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:2074http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 4.0.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 4.0.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 4.0.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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