VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-3140
CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.79%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-05-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
The digi_port_init function in drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.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.