CVE-2017-16535
published 2017-11-04CVE-2017-16535: The usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service…
PriorityP422medium6.6CVSS 3.0
AVPACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.38%
30.8th percentile
The usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 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.
Affected
9 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 | <= 4.13.9 | — |
| 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 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.6MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/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-56w7-cq75-4rvw: The usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2017-16535 [HIGH] CWE-125 GHSA-56w7-cq75-4rvw: The usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config
The usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 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.
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-2017-16535: The usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config
osv·2017-11-04·CVSS 6.6
CVE-2017-16535 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-16535: The usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config
The usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 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.
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-2017-16535: USB driver
vendor_android·2018-03-01·CVSS 6.6
CVE-2017-16535 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-16535: USB driver
Android Security Bulletin 2018-03-01
CVE: CVE-2017-16535
Severity: HIGH
Type: ID
Component: USB driver
References: A-69052675
Upstream kernel
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-12-07·CVSS 7.0
CVE-2017-1000405 [HIGH] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Mohamed Ghannam discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in
the Netlink subsystem (XFRM) in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16939)
It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly handle copy-on-
write of transparent huge pages. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (application crashes) or possibly gain administrative
privileges. (CVE-2017-1000405)
Fan Wu, Haoran Qiu, and Shixiong Zhao discovered that the associative array
implementation in the Linux kernel sometimes did not properly handle adding
a new entry. A local attacker could us
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 usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config.c
vendor_redhat·2017-10-18·CVSS 6.6
CVE-2017-16535 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 kernel: out-of-bounds read in usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config.c
kernel: out-of-bounds read in usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config.c
The usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 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.
The usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux kernel can allow a 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.
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 the Linux
Debian
CVE-2017-16535: linux - The usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux ke...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 6.6
CVE-2017-16535 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-16535: linux - The usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux ke...
The usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 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.
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-2017-16525 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:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-16535 kernel: out-of-bounds read in usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config.c
bugzilla·2017-11-08·CVSS 6.6
CVE-2017-16535 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-16535 kernel: out-of-bounds read in usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config.c
CVE-2017-16535 kernel: out-of-bounds read in usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config.c
The usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 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.
References:
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/223
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/syzkaller/tzdz2fTB1K0/OvjIgLSTAgAJ
An upstream fix:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1c0edc3633b56000e18d82fc241e3995ca18a69e
Discussion:
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1510854]
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This was fixed in Fedora with the 4.13.10 stable kernel update
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Stat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102022https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1c0edc3633b56000e18d82fc241e3995ca18a69ehttps://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/tzdz2fTB1K0/OvjIgLSTAgAJhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.htmlhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102022https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1c0edc3633b56000e18d82fc241e3995ca18a69ehttps://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/tzdz2fTB1K0/OvjIgLSTAgAJhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.htmlhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
2017-11-04
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