CVE-2017-16533
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.6 · Out-of-bounds read
6.6CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
The usbhid_parse function in drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read 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/f043bfc98c193c284e2cd768fefabe18ac2fed9b ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f043bfc98c193c284e2cd768fefabe18ac2fed9bPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102026Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/CxkJ9QZgwlM/O3IOvAaGAwAJAdvisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.htmlAdvisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/Advisory