UBUNTU-CVE-2013-1774
Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 0
Upstream
Published: 28 Feb 2013, 00:00
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 02:41
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100 CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
28 Feb 2013, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 02:41
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
The chase_port function in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via an attempted /dev/ttyUSB read or write operation on a disconnected Edgeport USB serial converter.
Affected Systems
- ubuntu•linux
< 3.11.0-12.19 | < 4.2.0-16.19
- ubuntu•linux-aws
< 4.4.0-1002.2 | < 4.4.0-1001.10
- ubuntu•linux-gke
< 4.4.0-1003.3
- ubuntu•linux-goldfish
< 3.4.0-4.27
- ubuntu•linux-hwe
< 4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-lts-utopic
< 3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2
- ubuntu•linux-lts-vivid
< 3.19.0-18.18~14.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-lts-wily
< 4.2.0-18.22~14.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-lts-xenial
< 4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-raspi2
< 4.2.0-1013.19
- ubuntu•linux-snapdragon
< 4.4.0-1012.12
References (14)
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1774
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1ee0a224bc9aad1de496c795f96bc6ba2c394811
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=916191
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/27/29
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.4
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=1ee0a224bc9aad1de496c795f96bc6ba2c394811
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1743-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1744-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1767-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1781-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1745-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1805-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1808-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1774