Description
The edge_bulk_in_callback function in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.4 allows local users to obtain sensitive information (in the dmesg ringbuffer and syslog) from uninitialized kernel memory by using a crafted USB device (posing as an io_ti USB serial device) to trigger an integer underflow.
Published: 2017-05-12
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-993-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3886-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-17864 The edge_bulk_in_callback function in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.4 allows local users to obtain sensitive information (in the dmesg ringbuffer and syslog) from uninitialized kernel memory by using a crafted USB device (posing as an io_ti USB serial device) to trigger an integer underflow.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3359-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3360-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3360-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3361-1 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
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Debian Debian Linux
Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:48:22.931Z

Reserved: 2017-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8924

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-05-12T21:29:00.207

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-8924

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-03-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-8924 - Bugzilla

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