Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2017-16533
Published: November 9, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9159
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16533
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read in the usbhid_parse function in drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c. A local attacker can use a specially crafted USB device and cause the system to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read in the usbhid_parse function in drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c. A local attacker can use a specially crafted USB device and cause the system to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Ubuntu
Opensuse
Fedora
kernel
Ubuntu
Opensuse
Fedora
kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2017-16533
Update to version 4.13.12 or later.
kernel - addressed in versions 4.13.12-100.fc25, 4.13.12-200.fc26, 4.13.12-300.fc27