Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linux Kernel's ims_pcu_parse_cdc_data Function

Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linux Kernel's ims_pcu_parse_cdc_data Function

CVE-2016-3689 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The ims_pcu_parse_cdc_data function in drivers/input/misc/ims-pcu.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a USB device without both a master and a slave interface.

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