CVE-2017-16532

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 7
Modified
Published: 04 Nov 2017, 01:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 20:27

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
29/100
CVSS Score
7.2 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.08% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

04 Nov 2017, 01:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 20:27
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The get_endpoints function in drivers/usb/misc/usbtest.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.6CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.08%• Percentile: 25%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-476•NULL Pointer Dereference

    The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    14.04 | 16.04 | 17.10

  • debian•debian_linux

    7.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 3.2.95 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.16.50 | ≥ 3.17, < 3.18.82 | ≥ 3.19, < 4.1.47 | ≥ 4.2, < 4.4.99 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.9.63 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.13.14

References (9)