CVE-2017-16525 — Use After Free in Kernel

CWE-416 — Use After Free18 documents8 sources
Severity
6.6MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8OSV7.0
EPSS
0.1%
top 71.80%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Linux KernelDebian LinuxCanonical Ubuntu Linux+2 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 4
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The usb_serial_console_disconnect function in drivers/usb/serial/console.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device, related to disconnection and failed setup.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 0.7 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages5 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel2.6.18 — 3.2.96+7
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 4.13.10-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 3.13.0-142.191+1
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 4.13.10-1 (bookworm)

Also affects: Debian Linux 7.0, Ubuntu Linux 12.04, 14.04

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

6
GHSA
GHSA-5cfc-cp57-xp2m: The usb_serial_console_disconnect function in drivers/usb/serial/console↗2022-05-14
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OSV
linux vulnerabilities↗2018-02-23
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OSV
linux-aws vulnerabilities↗2017-11-21
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OSV
linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities↗2017-11-21
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OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-gke, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities↗2017-11-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

9
Android
CVE-2017-16525: USB driver↗2018-03-01
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2018-02-23
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities↗2018-02-23
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2017-11-21
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities↗2017-11-21
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-16525 CVE-2017-16526 CVE-2017-16527 CVE-2017-16528 CVE-2017-16529 CVE-2017-16530 CVE-2017-16531 CVE-2017-16532 CVE-2017-16533 CVE-2017-16534 CVE-2017-16535 CVE-2017-16536 CVE-2017-16537 CVE-2↗2017-11-08
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-16525 kernel: Use-after-free in usb_serial_console_disconnect()↗2017-11-08
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