Null pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2017-16647
Published: December 26, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9759
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-2017-16647
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 an error in drivers/net/usb/asix_devices.c in the Linux kernel. A local attacker can supply a specially crafted USB device, trigger null pointer dereference and cause the system to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to an error in drivers/net/usb/asix_devices.c in the Linux kernel. A local attacker can supply a specially crafted USB device, trigger null pointer dereference and cause the system to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Amazon Linux AMI
Fedora
kernel
Amazon Linux AMI
Fedora
kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2017-16647
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