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CVE-2017-16525

Published: Nov 4, 2017

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

The usb_serial_console_disconnect function in drivers/usb/serial/console.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device, related to disconnection and failed setup.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

[debian-lts-announce] 20171210 [SECURITY] [DLA 1200-1] linux security update

mailing-list

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vdb-entry

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vendor-advisory

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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/299d7572e46f98534033a9e65973f13ad1ce9047

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vendor-advisory

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https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/cMACrmo1x0k/4KhRoUgABAAJ

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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bd998c2e0df0469707503023d50d46cf0b10c787

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