CVE-2017-16534
medium
CVSS v3
6.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.8
Description
The cdc_parse_cdc_header function in drivers/usb/core/message.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
67%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | 4.4.92 |
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 4.14-1 |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.13.10-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.13.10-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.13.10-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.13.10-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.13.10-1 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2e1c42391ff2556387b3cb6308b24f6f65619feb
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/nXnjqI73uPo/6sUyq6kqAgAJ
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16534.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16534
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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