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CVE-2017-15102
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Date: November 15, 2017
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.
Language: C
Severity Score
Related Resources (5)
Severity Score
Weakness Type (CWE)
NULL Pointer Dereference
CWE-476Top Fix
CVSS v3
| Base Score: |
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|---|---|
| Attack Vector (AV): | PHYSICAL |
| Attack Complexity (AC): | HIGH |
| Privileges Required (PR): | LOW |
| User Interaction (UI): | NONE |
| Scope (S): | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality (C): | HIGH |
| Integrity (I): | HIGH |
| Availability (A): | HIGH |
CVSS v2
| Base Score: |
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|---|---|
| Access Vector (AV): | LOCAL |
| Access Complexity (AC): | MEDIUM |
| Authentication (AU): | NONE |
| Confidentiality (C): | COMPLETE |
| Integrity (I): | COMPLETE |
| Availability (A): | COMPLETE |
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