CVE-2017-8071

Medium

Description

drivers/hid/hid-cp2112.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.9 uses a spinlock without considering that sleeping is possible in a USB HID request callback, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via unspecified vectors.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedApr 23, 2017
First seenApr 23, 2017

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel4.9, 4.9.1, 4.9.2, 4.9.3, 4.9.4, 4.9.5, 4.9.6, 4.9.8—

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CVE-2017-8071 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar