CVE-2017-5549

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-5549
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-06 06:59:00 UTC
Updated2018-08-24 10:29:00 UTC
DescriptionThe klsi_105_get_line_state function in drivers/usb/serial/kl5kusb105.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.5 places uninitialized heap-memory contents into a log entry upon a failure to read the line status, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the log.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-532

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.5 CONFIRM www.kernel.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
USB: serial: kl5kusb105: fix line-state error handling · torvalds/linux@146cc8a · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree CONFIRM git.kernel.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE REQUEST: linux kernel: process with pgid zero able to crash kernel MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Bug 1416114 – CVE-2017-5549 kernel: Incorrect line-state error handling CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch
USN-3754-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
Linux Kernel CVE-2017-5549 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3791-1 linux DEBIAN www.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 670634 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2392)
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