#VU11312 Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2017-16913

 

#VU11312 Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2017-16913

Published: March 28, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11312
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16913
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the "stub_recv_cmd_submit()" function (drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c) due to boundary error when handling CMD_SUBMIT packets. A local attacker can supply specially crafted USB over IP packet, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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