CVE-2017-16525
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.6 · Use-after-free
6.6CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
The usb_serial_console_disconnect function in drivers/usb/serial/console.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device, related to disconnection and failed setup.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorPhysical
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/299d7572e46f98534033a9e65973f13ad1ce9047 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/299d7572e46f98534033a9e65973f13ad1ce9047Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bd998c2e0df0469707503023d50d46cf0b10c787Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102028Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/cMACrmo1x0k/4KhRoUgABAAJAdvisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.htmlAdvisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/Advisory