CVE-2017-16649 Information

Description

The usbnet_generic_cdc_bind function in drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error 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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101761 https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/0e0gmaX9R0g/9Me9JcY2BQAJ https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/834771/ 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/3822-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3822-2/

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