Error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2017-8072
Published: April 23, 2017 / Updated: April 27, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92436
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8072
CWE-ID: CWE-388
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to error handling error within the cp2112_gpio_direction_input() function in drivers/hid/hid-cp2112.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8072
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98010
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8e9faa15469ed7c7467423db4c62aeed3ff4cae3
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8e9faa15469ed7c7467423db4c62aeed3ff4cae3