vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-15102): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 15, 2017 | Feb 24, 2018 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 15, 2017
Added
Feb 24, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-142-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-142-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-142-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-142-powerpc-e500ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-142-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-142-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-142-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-142-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-trustyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smp
References
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