CVE-2017-8071
N/A
Published: April 23, 2017 at 05:37 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:25 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
drivers/hid/hid-cp2112.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.9 uses a spinlock without considering that sleeping is possible in a USB HID request callback, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via unspecified vectors.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654
References (5)
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.9x_refsource_MISCMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97991x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-404
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