DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15102

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CVE-2017-15102
Published: 15 Nov 2017, 21:29
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:16

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
25/100
CVSS Score
6.3 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

15 Nov 2017, 21:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:16
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The tower_probe function in drivers/usb/misc/legousbtower.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.1 allows local users (who are physically proximate for inserting a crafted USB device) to gain privileges by leveraging a write-what-where condition that occurs after a race condition and a NULL pointer dereference.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.3CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.7.8-1 | < 4.7.8-1 | < 4.7.8-1 | < 4.7.8-1

References (1)