5.5
CVSSv3

CVE-2017-5549

Published: 06/02/2017 Updated: 24/08/2018
CVSS v2 Base Score: 2.1 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 5.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 188
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Summary

The klsi_105_get_line_state function in drivers/usb/serial/kl5kusb105.c in the Linux kernel prior to 4.9.5 places uninitialized heap-memory contents into a log entry upon a failure to read the line status, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the log.

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Vendor Advisories

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or have other impacts CVE-2016-6786 / CVE-2016-6787 It was discovered that the performance events subsystem does not properly manage locks during certain migrations, allowing a local attacker to escalate privileg ...
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel ...