CVE-2017-16531
published 2017-11-04CVE-2017-16531: drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) or possibly…
PriorityP422medium6.6CVSS 3.1
AVPACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.40%
32.6th percentile
drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 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, related to the USB_DT_INTERFACE_ASSOCIATION descriptor.
Affected
15 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 4.13.10-1 (bookworm) | linux 4.13.10-1 (bookworm) |
| android | — | — | |
| linux | linux_kernel | < 3.2.95 | 3.2.95 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.13.10-1 | 4.13.10-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.13.10-1 | 4.13.10-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.13.10-1 | 4.13.10-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.13.10-1 | 4.13.10-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 3.13.0-157.207 | 3.13.0-157.207 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.4.0-101.124 | 4.4.0-101.124 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.17 < 3.18.75 | 3.18.75 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.19 < 4.1.46 | 4.1.46 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.3 < 3.16.75 | 3.16.75 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.10 < 4.13.6 | 4.13.6 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.2 < 4.4.92 | 4.4.92 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.5 < 4.9.55 | 4.9.55 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.6MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv7.0HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.0HIGH
vendor_debian6.6MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.6MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-xmxg-28xr-rp8x: drivers/usb/core/config
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2017-16531 [HIGH] CWE-119 GHSA-xmxg-28xr-rp8x: drivers/usb/core/config
drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 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, related to the USB_DT_INTERFACE_ASSOCIATION descriptor.
OSV
linux vulnerabilities
osv·2018-08-24·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2016-10208 [MEDIUM] linux vulnerabilities
linux vulnerabilities
Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the ext4 implementation in the Linux kernel
did not properly validate meta block groups. An attacker with physical
access could use this to specially craft an ext4 image that causes a denial
of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-10208)
It was discovered that an information disclosure vulnerability existed in
the ACPI implementation of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use
this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory addresses).
(CVE-2017-11472)
It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the ACPI table parsing
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
construct a malicious ACPI table that, when loaded, caused a denial of
service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-
OSV
linux-aws vulnerabilities
osv·2017-11-21·CVSS 7.0
CVE-2017-15265 [HIGH] linux-aws vulnerabilities
linux-aws vulnerabilities
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ALSA subsystem of
the Linux kernel when creating and deleting a port via ioctl(). A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15265)
Eric Biggers discovered that the key management subsystem in the Linux
kernel did not properly restrict adding a key that already exists but is
uninstantiated. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15299)
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the packet fanout
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
OSV
linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities
osv·2017-11-21·CVSS 7.0
[HIGH] linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities
linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities
USN-3485-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04
LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux
Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu
14.04 LTS.
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ALSA subsystem of
the Linux kernel when creating and deleting a port via ioctl(). A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15265)
Eric Biggers discovered that the key management subsystem in the Linux
kernel did not properly restrict adding a key that already exists but is
uninstantiated. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-152
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-gke, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
osv·2017-11-21·CVSS 7.0
CVE-2017-15265 [HIGH] linux, linux-aws, linux-gke, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
linux, linux-aws, linux-gke, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ALSA subsystem of
the Linux kernel when creating and deleting a port via ioctl(). A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15265)
Eric Biggers discovered that the key management subsystem in the Linux
kernel did not properly restrict adding a key that already exists but is
uninstantiated. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15299)
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the packet fanout
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
cause a denial
OSV
CVE-2017-16531: drivers/usb/core/config
osv·2017-11-04·CVSS 6.6
CVE-2017-16531 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-16531: drivers/usb/core/config
drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 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, related to the USB_DT_INTERFACE_ASSOCIATION descriptor.
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-08-24·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2016-10208 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the ext4 implementation in the Linux kernel
did not properly validate meta block groups. An attacker with physical
access could use this to specially craft an ext4 image that causes a denial
of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-10208)
It was discovered that an information disclosure vulnerability existed in
the ACPI implementation of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use
this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory addresses).
(CVE-2017-11472)
It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the ACPI table parsing
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
construct a malicious ACPI table that, when loaded, cau
Android
CVE-2017-16531: USB driver
vendor_android·2018-03-01·CVSS 6.6
CVE-2017-16531 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-16531: USB driver
Android Security Bulletin 2018-03-01
CVE: CVE-2017-16531
Severity: HIGH
Type: ID
Component: USB driver
References: A-69052055
Upstream kernel
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-11-21·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-1000255 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel did not
properly keep track of nested levels in guest page tables. A local attacker
in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (host OS crash)
or possibly execute arbitrary code in the host OS. (CVE-2017-12188)
It was discovered that on the PowerPC architecture, the kernel did not
properly sanitize the signal stack when handling sigreturn(). A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-1000255)
Bo Zhang discovered that the netlink wireless configuration interface in
the Linux kernel did not properly validate attributes when handling cer
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-11-21·CVSS 7.0
CVE-2017-15265 [HIGH] Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ALSA subsystem of
the Linux kernel when creating and deleting a port via ioctl(). A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15265)
Eric Biggers discovered that the key management subsystem in the Linux
kernel did not properly restrict adding a key that already exists but is
uninstantiated. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15299)
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the packet fanout
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use th
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-11-21·CVSS 7.0
CVE-2017-15265 [HIGH] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ALSA subsystem of
the Linux kernel when creating and deleting a port via ioctl(). A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15265)
Eric Biggers discovered that the key management subsystem in the Linux
kernel did not properly restrict adding a key that already exists but is
uninstantiated. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15299)
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the packet fanout
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-11-21·CVSS 7.0
CVE-2017-15265 [HIGH] Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
USN-3485-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04
LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux
Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu
14.04 LTS.
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ALSA subsystem of
the Linux kernel when creating and deleting a port via ioctl(). A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15265)
Eric Biggers discovered that the key management subsystem in the Linux
kernel did not properly restrict adding a key that already exists but is
uninstantiated. A local attacker could use this to cause a
Red Hat
kernel: out-of-bounds read in drivers/usb/core/config.c
vendor_redhat·2017-09-19·CVSS 6.6
CVE-2017-16531 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 kernel: out-of-bounds read in drivers/usb/core/config.c
kernel: out-of-bounds read in drivers/usb/core/config.c
drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 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, related to the USB_DT_INTERFACE_ASSOCIATION descriptor.
The function drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux kernel, 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, related to the USB_DT_INTERFACE_ASSOCIATION descriptor.
Statement: This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, as a code with the flaw is not present in this product.
This issue affects the versions of th
Debian
CVE-2017-16531: linux - drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 allows local users t...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 6.6
CVE-2017-16531 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-16531: linux - drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 allows local users t...
drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 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, related to the USB_DT_INTERFACE_ASSOCIATION descriptor.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 4.13.10-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 4.13.10-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 4.13.10-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 4.13.10-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 4.13.10-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-16531 kernel: out-of-bounds read in drivers/usb/core/config.c
bugzilla·2017-11-08·CVSS 6.6
CVE-2017-16531 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-16531 kernel: out-of-bounds read in drivers/usb/core/config.c
CVE-2017-16531 kernel: out-of-bounds read in drivers/usb/core/config.c
The Linux kernel before 4.13.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via attaching a crafted USB device, with a specific USB_DT_INTERFACE_ASSOCIATION descriptor.
References:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/syzkaller/hP6L-m59m_8/Co2ouWeFAwAJ
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/223
An upstream patch:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bd7a3fe770ebd8391d1c7d072ff88e9e76d063eb
Discussion:
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1510854]
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This was fixed in the 4.13.6 stable update for Fedora
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Statement:
This issue does not affect the Linux
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
bugzilla·2017-11-08·CVSS 6.6
CVE-2017-16525 [MEDIUM] 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
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-2017-16538 kernel: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
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When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102025https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bd7a3fe770ebd8391d1c7d072ff88e9e76d063ebhttps://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/hP6L-m59m_8/Co2ouWeFAwAJhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.htmlhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102025https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bd7a3fe770ebd8391d1c7d072ff88e9e76d063ebhttps://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/hP6L-m59m_8/Co2ouWeFAwAJhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.htmlhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
2017-11-04
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