CVE-2017-15102

CVE Details

Release Date:

2017-11-15

Description

The tower_probe function in drivers/usb/misc/legousbtower.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.1 allows local users (who are physically proximate for inserting a crafted USB device) to gain privileges by leveraging a write-what-where condition that occurs after a race condition and a NULL pointer dereference.

See more information about CVE-2017-15102 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6.3	Base Metrics:	AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector:	Physical	Attack Complexity:	High
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2019-4855	2019-11-21
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.40.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2019-4854	2019-11-20
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2019-4850	2019-11-20
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2019-4854	2019-11-20
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2019-4855	2019-11-21
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.40.1.el7uek)	ELSA-2019-4854	2019-11-20
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2019-4850	2019-11-20
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2019-4854	2019-11-20
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2019-0056	2019-11-21

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