CVE-2017-8071
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
drivers/hid/hid-cp2112.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.9 uses a spinlock without considering that sleeping is possible in a USB HID request callback, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via unspecified vectors.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
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
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.9.10-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.9.10-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.9.10-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.9.10-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.9.10-1 |
| linux-kernel | 4.9 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 4.9.1 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 4.9.2 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 4.9.3 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 4.9.4 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 4.9.5 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 4.9.6 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 4.9.8 | affected | |
References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97991
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8071
CWEs
CWE-404
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.