CVE-2014-3185
linux-2.6 - security update
EPSS 0.10%
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the command_port_read_callback function in drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c in the Whiteheat USB Serial Driver in the Linux kernel before 3.16.2 allow physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) via a crafted device that provides a large amount of (1) EHCI or (2) XHCI data associated with a bulk response.
How to fix CVE-2014-3185
To remediate CVE-2014-3185, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/linux—upgrade to 3.16.2-2 or later
- —upgrade to 2.6.32-48squeeze10 or later
Is CVE-2014-3185 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 3.16.2-2
- from 0, < 2.6.32-48squeeze10