The klsi_105_get_line_state function in drivers/usb/serial/kl5kusb105.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.5 places uninitialized heap-memory contents into a log entry upon a failure to read the line status, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the log.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-06T06:04:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:04:15.318Z

Reserved: 2017-01-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-5549

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-06T06:59:00.623

Modified: 2018-08-24T10:29:02.477

Link: CVE-2017-5549

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-01-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-5549 - Bugzilla