vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2017-17558)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 12, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 12, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
The usb_destroy_configuration function in drivers/usb/core/config.c in the USB core subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.14.8, 4.9.71, 4.4.107, 3.18.89, 3.16.52 and 3.2.97 does not consider the maximum number of configurations and interfaces before attempting to release resources, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
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