Information Exposure Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [4.4.0,4.4.114)[4.9.0,4.9.79)[4.14.0,4.14.8)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3005295
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed31 Jan 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 31 Jan 2018

CVE-2017-16911  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 4.4.114, 4.9.79, 4.14.8 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Information Exposure. The vhci_hcd driver in the Linux Kernel before version 4.14.8 and 4.4.114 allows allows local attackers to disclose kernel memory addresses. Successful exploitation requires that a USB device is attached over IP.

References

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