CVE-2017-16532
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.6 · CWE-476
6.6CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
The get_endpoints function in drivers/usb/misc/usbtest.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.
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/7c80f9e4a588f1925b07134bb2e3689335f6c6d8 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7c80f9e4a588f1925b07134bb2e3689335f6c6d8Patch
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/l3870gs3LhA/y79DYQdFBAAJAdvisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.htmlAdvisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/Advisory