CVE-2017-16531

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    CVE-2017-16531

    Published: 4 Nov 2017Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device, related to the USB_DT_INTERFACE_ASSOCIATION descriptor.

    References: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102025, https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/hP6L-m59m_8/Co2ouWeFAwAJ, https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bd7a3fe770ebd8391d1c7d072ff88e9e76d063eb

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High