CVE-2016-3137: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2016-3137: drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to c...

drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.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 USB device without both an interrupt-in and an interrupt-out endpoint descriptor, related to the cypress_generic_port_probe and cypress_open functions.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 5, 2024, 23:47 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2016-3137 is a Linux kernel crash bug in the Cypress USB serial driver. A person with physical access could plug in a malformed USB device and crash the system. This is mainly an availability risk for endpoints, kiosks, appliances, or servers where untrusted people can access USB ports. Exposure requires physical proximity and a system using an affected Linux kernel with accessible USB ports. Risk is lower for locked data centers and higher for public terminals, labs, industrial consoles, and shared workstations. Treat as a targeted availability issue, not a broad internet-facing emergency. Patch through normal kernel maintenance, but accelerate remediation for devices with accessible USB ports in untrusted areas. Mitigation focus: Apply vendor kernel updates referenced by Ubuntu, SUSE, Debian, or your distribution.; Prioritize systems with public or shared physical USB access.; Check whether your kernel includes upstream commit c55aee1bf0e6b6feec8b2927b43f7a09a6d5f754..

Prepared: Jun 13, 2026, 19:20 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: May 2, 2016, 10:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316996CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c55aee1bf0e6b6feec8b2927b43f7a09a6d5f754CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM

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