NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting python-perf package, versions *
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0.26% (67th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-PYTHONPERF-1957836
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 14 Mar 2016
Introduced: 14 Mar 2016
CVE-2016-2186 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:7 python-perf.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-perf package and not the python-perf package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
The powermate_probe function in drivers/input/misc/powermate.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.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84337
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/117
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/85
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9c6ba456711687b794dcf285856fc14e2c76074f
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317015
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9c6ba456711687b794dcf285856fc14e2c76074f
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2186
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
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