CVE-2017-16525
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16525
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16525.html
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bd998c2e0df0469707503023d50d46cf0b10c787
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/299d7572e46f98534033a9e65973f13ad1ce9047
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 4.14-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.13.10-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.13.10-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.13.10-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.13.10-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.13.10-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 3.2.96 | |
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102028
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/299d7572e46f98534033a9e65973f13ad1ce9047
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bd998c2e0df0469707503023d50d46cf0b10c787
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/cMACrmo1x0k/4KhRoUgABAAJ
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16525.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16525
CWEs
CWE-416
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.