CVE-2017-16532 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Kernel

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference17 documents7 sources
Severity
6.6MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8OSV4.3
EPSS
0.1%
top 75.52%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Linux KernelDebian LinuxCanonical Ubuntu Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 4
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The get_endpoints function in drivers/usb/misc/usbtest.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.

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 Packages4 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel3.3 — 3.16.50+6
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 4.13.13-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 3.13.0-157.207+1
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 4.13.13-1 (bookworm)

Also affects: Debian Linux 7.0, Ubuntu Linux 14.04, 16.04, 17.10

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

6
GHSA
GHSA-rf35-pm73-38q6: The get_endpoints function in drivers/usb/misc/usbtest↗2022-05-14
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OSV
linux vulnerabilities↗2018-08-24
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OSV
linux-lts-xenial, linux-aws vulnerabilities↗2018-04-05
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OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities↗2018-04-04
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OSV
linux-hwe, linux-gcp, linux-oem vulnerabilities↗2018-04-03
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📋Vendor Advisories

8
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2018-08-24
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities↗2018-04-05
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2018-04-04
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities↗2018-04-04
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2018-04-03
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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-2017-16532 kernel: Null pointer dereference in get_endpoints function in drivers/usb/misc/usbtest.c↗2017-11-08
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