CVE-2016-2185 in Kernel
Summary
The ati_remote2_probe function in drivers/input/misc/ati_remote2.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.
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Reservation
01/29/2016
Disclosure
05/02/2016
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81366 | Linux Kernel ati_remote2 Driver null pointer dereference | 476 | Unproven | Official fix | CVE-2016-2185 |