6.6
CVSSv3

CVE-2017-17558

Published: 12/12/2017 Updated: 14/05/2019
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 6.6 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 0.7
VMScore: 641
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

The usb_destroy_configuration function in drivers/usb/core/config.c in the USB core subsystem in the Linux kernel up to and including 4.14.5 does not consider the maximum number of configurations and interfaces before attempting to release resources, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.

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Vendor Advisories

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The usb_destroy_configuration() function, in 'drivers/usb/core/configc' in the USB core subsystem, in the Linux kernel through 4145 does not consider the maximum number of configurations and interfaces before attempting to release resources This allows local users to cause a denial of service, due to out-of-bounds write access, or possibly have ...
The usb_destroy_configuration function in drivers/usb/core/configc in the USB core subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4148, 4971, 44107, 31889, 31652 and 3297 does not consider the maximum number of configurations and interfaces before attempting to release resources, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-boun ...