CVE-2017-16533

Medium

Description

The usbhid_parse function in drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.6
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedNov 4, 2017
First seenNov 4, 2017

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel3.2.95, 3.16.50, 3.18.76, 4.1.46, 4.4.93, 4.9.57, 4.13.8 or later
Vendor advisories

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 3.2.95, 3.3 ≤ v < 3.16.50, 3.17 ≤ v < 3.18.76, 3.19 ≤ v < 4.1.46, 4.2 ≤ v < 4.4.93, 4.5 ≤ v < 4.9.57, 4.10 ≤ v < 4.13.83.2.95, 3.16.50, 3.18.76, 4.1.46, 4.4.93, 4.9.57, 4.13.8
canonical ubuntu_linux14.04—
debian debian_linux7.0—

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