NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in mct_u232_msr_to_state function in Linux kernel before 4.5.1

NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in mct_u232_msr_to_state function in Linux kernel before 4.5.1

CVE-2016-3136 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

The mct_u232_msr_to_state function in drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.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 USB device without two interrupt-in endpoint descriptors.

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