CVE-2017-17558 | BDVDB-2026-93993 Detail
Description#
The usb_destroy_configuration function in drivers/usb/core/config.c in the USB core subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.14.5 does not consider the maximum number of configurations and interfaces before attempting to release resources, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/12/7
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg163644.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.