Vulnerability CVE-2017-16647
Published: 2017-11-07   Modified: 2017-11-08

Description:
drivers/net/usb/asix_devices.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.

Type:

CWE-476

 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.2/10
10/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Linux -> Linux kernel 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101767
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/_9a6pd-p_0E/OnmnplQuAgAJ
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/834686/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/
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