CVE-2017-16649
medium
CVSS v3
6.6
CVSS v2
7.2
VIR risk
6.6
Description
The usbnet_generic_cdc_bind function in drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
65%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16649
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16649.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 4.9.60-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.13.13-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.13.13-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.13.13-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.13.13-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.13.13-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101761
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/0e0gmaX9R0g/9Me9JcY2BQAJ
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/834771/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3822-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3822-2/
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16649.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16649
CWEs
CWE-369
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.