Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2017-16643
Published: December 8, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9605
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-2017-16643
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 parse_hid_report_descriptor function in drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c in the Linux kernel. A local attacker can use a specially crafted USB device and cause the service to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read in the parse_hid_report_descriptor function in drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c in the Linux kernel. A local attacker can use a specially crafted USB device and cause the service to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Amazon Linux AMI
Ubuntu
Fedora
kernel
Amazon Linux AMI
Ubuntu
Fedora
kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2017-16643
Update to version 4.13.11.
kernel - addressed in versions 4.13.16-100.fc25, 4.13.16-200.fc26, 4.13.16-300.fc27