Description
The usbhid_parse function in drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f043bfc98c193c284e2cd768fefabe18ac2fed9b
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102026
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/CxkJ9QZgwlM/O3IOvAaGAwAJ
Scores
CVSS v3
6.6
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
29.5%
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (3)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
debian/debian_linux
7.0
linux/linux_kernel
< 3.2.95
Published
Nov 04, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026