CVE-2017-15102
Medium
Description
The tower_probe function in drivers/usb/misc/legousbtower.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.1 allows local users (who are physically proximate for inserting a crafted USB device) to gain privileges by leveraging a write-what-where condition that occurs after a race condition and a NULL pointer dereference.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedNov 15, 2017
First seenNov 15, 2017
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel4.8.1 or later
Vendor advisories
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v < 4.8.1 | 4.8.1 |
| redhat enterprise_linux | 5.0, 6.0 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 12.04, 14.04 | — |
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