CVE-2016-3689: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The ims_pcu_parse_cdc_data function in drivers/input/misc/ims-pcu.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a USB device without both a master and a slave interface.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 14.04 only
• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 4.5.0
• Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop: version 12.0 only
• Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching: version 12.0 only
• Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud: version 12.0 only
• Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension: version 12.0 only
• Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server: version 12.0 only
• Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit: version 12.0 only
• Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension: version 12.0 only

Published 2016-05-02. Last modified 2026-06-17.