CVE-2017-16534
medium
CVSS v3
6.8
CVSS v2
7.2
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
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16534
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16534.html
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/nXnjqI73uPo/6sUyq6kqAgAJ
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2e1c42391ff2556387b3cb6308b24f6f65619feb
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 | 4.4.92 |
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
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.