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CVE-2017-16912
The "get_pipe()" function (drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c) in the Linux Kernel before version 4.14.8, 4.9.71, and 4.4.114 allows attackers to…
Medium5.9EPSS 4.1%
- Published
- Updated
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- Assigned by
- flexera
Description
The "get_pipe()" function (drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c) in the Linux Kernel before version 4.14.8, 4.9.71, and 4.4.114 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a specially crafted USB over IP packet.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.1% · top 9.3% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.
Weakness
- Denial of service (out-of-bounds read)
- CWE-125 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-125 and its CVEs
Affected products
Flexera Software LLC · Linux Kernel
- affected Before version 4.14.8, 4.9.71, and 4.4.114
References (13)
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-21/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- DSA-4187 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- USN-3619-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.114 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg163480.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-3754-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/commit/drivers/usb/usbip?id=635f545a7e8be7596b9b2b6a43cab6bbd5a88e43 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/77000/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 102150 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.71 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180502 [SECURITY] [DLA 1369-1] linux security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-3619-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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