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CVE-2017-8924

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Published: May 12, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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4.6
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 0.9 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

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 (3)

Linux
1 product
Linux Kernel
Debian
1 product
Debian Linux
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux Kernel
Up to 4.10.3
Configuration B
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Debian
Debian Linux
Version 8.0
Debian Linux
Version 9.0

Related CWEs

CWE-191
Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)
The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result.

References (10)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

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