CVE-2017-15102

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 4.8.1 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

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.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1505905
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/238
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101790

Scores

CVSS v3 6.3
EPSS 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 29.0%
Attack Vector PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (6)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
linux/linux_kernel < 4.8.1
n/a/Linux kernel through version 4.9-rc1 Linux kernel through version 4.9-rc1
redhat/enterprise_linux 5.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 6.0
Published Nov 15, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026