CVE-2017-16914
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
The "stub_send_ret_submit()" function (drivers/usb/usbip/stub_tx.c) in the Linux Kernel before version 4.14.8, 4.9.71, 4.1.49, and 4.4.107 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a specially crafted USB over IP packet.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.1AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 4.41%• Percentile: 91%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-476•NULL Pointer Dereference
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
Affected Systems
- debian•linux
< 4.14.12-1 | < 4.14.12-1 | < 4.14.12-1 | < 4.14.12-1
- ubuntu•linux
< 3.13.0-157.207 | < 4.4.0-119.143
- ubuntu•linux-aws
< 4.4.0-1016.16 | < 4.4.0-1054.63
- ubuntu•linux-azure
< 4.15.0-1013.13~16.04.2
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-fips
< 4.4.0-1008.10
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
< 4.15.0-1014.14~16.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe
< 4.15.0-24.26~16.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-6.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-kvm
< 4.4.0-1020.25
- ubuntu•linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-lts-xenial
< 4.4.0-119.143~14.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-raspi-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-raspi2
< 4.4.0-1086.94 | all
- ubuntu•linux-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-riscv
all | all
- ubuntu•linux-snapdragon
< 4.4.0-1088.93
- flexera software llc•linux kernel
< version 4.14.8, 4.9.71, 4.1.49, and 4.4.107
- linux•linux_kernel
≥ 4.1.0, < 4.1.49 | ≥ 4.4.0, < 4.4.107 | ≥ 4.9.0, < 4.9.71 | ≥ 4.14.0, < 4.14.8
References (20)
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.49
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-21/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg163480.html
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/80722/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102150
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.107
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.71
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/commit/drivers/usb/usbip?id=be6123df1ea8f01ee2f896a16c2b7be3e4557a5a
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16914
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3619-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3619-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3754-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16914
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16914