CVE-2017-8071

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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 5.5 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2017-04-23

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-404

Affected products

• Linux Kernel (Linux)

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
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97991
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654