Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-abi-whitelists package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELABIWHITELISTS-1979942
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed19 Sept 2017

Introduced: 19 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-16531  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 kernel-abi-whitelists.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-abi-whitelists package and not the kernel-abi-whitelists package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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