DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8924

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CVE-2017-8924
Published: 12 May 2017, 21:29
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:17

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
18/100
CVSS Score
4.6 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

12 May 2017, 21:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:17
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The edge_bulk_in_callback function in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.4 allows local users to obtain sensitive information (in the dmesg ringbuffer and syslog) from uninitialized kernel memory by using a crafted USB device (posing as an io_ti USB serial device) to trigger an integer underflow.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.6CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.9.16-1 | < 4.9.16-1 | < 4.9.16-1 | < 4.9.16-1

References (1)