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CVE-2017-8071

drivers/hid/hid-cp2112.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.9 uses a spinlock without considering that sleeping is possible in a USB HID…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 34%
Public exploits
0
none known

drivers/hid/hid-cp2112.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.9 uses a spinlock without considering that sleeping is possible in a USB HID request callback, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via unspecified vectors.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • git.kernel.org /pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed9654 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • kernel.org /pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.9 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/97991 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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