Out-of-bounds Read Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,4.13.10)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3006580
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed4 Nov 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 4 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-16535  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 4.13.10 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. 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.

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