vulnerability

VMware Photon OS: CVE-2017-16525

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 4, 2017
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Jul 2, 2025

Description

The usb_serial_console_disconnect function in drivers/usb/serial/console.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device, related to disconnection and failed setup.

Solution

vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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