5.5

CVE-2017-8925: debian debian_linux Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-8925DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8925
Published 12-05-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-8925 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Resource Shutdown or Release vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.42%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 8
DLA-993-1DSA-3886-1SUSE-SU-2017:1853-1SUSE-SU-2017:2342-1SUSE-SU-2017:2389-1SUSE-SU-2017:2525-1

Timeline

  1. 12-05-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The omninet_open function in drivers/usb/serial/omninet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (tty exhaustion) by leveraging reference count mishandling.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

35%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.42% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.42%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu12 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-125.174 | < 4.4.0-75.96
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1016.25
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-gke< 4.4.0-1012.12 | All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-hwe< 4.10.0-32.36~16.04.1
Debian2 products
Linux1 product

3 vendors · 15 products

References

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