CVE-2017-16645

Public on 2017-11-07
Modified on 2017-12-21
Description
The ims_pcu_get_cdc_union_desc function in drivers/input/misc/ims-pcu.c in the Linux kernel, through 4.13.11, allows local users to cause a denial of service (ims_pcu_parse_cdc_data out-of-bounds read and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.
Severity
Low severity
Low
CVSS v3 Base Score
4.6
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 kernel 2017-12-21 ALAS-2017-937 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 4.6 CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD CVSSv3 6.6 CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H