CVE-2017-16532 Information

Description

The get_endpoints function in drivers/usb/misc/usbtest.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7c80f9e4a588f1925b07134bb2e3689335f6c6d8 https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/l3870gs3LhA/y79DYQdFBAAJ https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

6.6