The tower_probe function in drivers/usb/misc/legousbtower.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.1 allows local users (who are physically proximate for inserting a crafted USB device) to gain privileges by leveraging a write-what-where condition that occurs after a race condition and a NULL pointer dereference.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perf | Dec 8, 2017 | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade perf | Jan 18, 2018 | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Nov 21, 2019 | Sep 19, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Sep 19, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade kernel-ec2 | Dec 4, 2017 | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-142-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-142-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-142-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-142-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-142-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-142-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-142-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-142-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty | Feb 24, 2018 | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Nov 15, 2017 |
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