Medium severity4.6NVD Advisory· Published Apr 27, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-2782

Description

The treo_attach function in drivers/usb/serial/visor.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a USB device that lacks a (1) bulk-in or (2) interrupt-in endpoint.

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Affected products

115

SUSE S.A./Linux Enterprise Debuginfo2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
SUSE S.A./Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud
cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux/Kernel3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <4.5.0
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <4.5
SUSE S.A./Linux Enterprise Desktop2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
SUSE S.A./Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
SUSE S.A./Linux Enterprise Server4 versions
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
SUSE S.A./Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
SUSE S.A./Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
osv-coords96 versions
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pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012
< 3.0.101-0.47.79.1+ 95 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.58-14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.58-14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.60-52.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.57-60.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-77.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.60-52.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.57-60.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-77.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.60-52.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.57-60.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.60-52.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.57-60.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.79.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-77.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.60-52.49.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.57-60.35.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.57-60.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-77.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.60-52.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.57-60.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-77.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-77.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-77.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.58-14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101.rt130-54.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101.rt130-54.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.60-52.49.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.79.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.60-52.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.57-60.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-77.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.60-52.49.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.79.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.60-52.49.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.57-60.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-77.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.60-52.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.57-60.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-77.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1-2.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cac9b50b0d75a1d50d6c056ff65c005f3224c8e0nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/28/9nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1nvdThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2nvdThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1nvdThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2nvdThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3nvdThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1nvdThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-1nvdThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-2nvdThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1nvdThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2nvdThird Party Advisory
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39539/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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