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CVE-2017-8924

N/A
Published: May 12, 2017 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:27 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

The edge_bulk_in_callback function in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.4 allows local users to obtain sensitive information (in the dmesg ringbuffer and syslog) from uninitialized kernel memory by using a crafted USB device (posing as an io_ti USB serial device) to trigger an integer underflow.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (5)

x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=654b404f2a222f918af9b0cd18ad469d0c941a8e
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.10.4
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98451
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/654b404f2a222f918af9b0cd18ad469d0c941a8e

CVSS

2.1LOW[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-191

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