CVE - CVE-2017-5549

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-5549	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The 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.
References
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BID:95715 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95715 CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=146cc8a17a3b4996f6805ee5c080e7101277c410 CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.5 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416114 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/146cc8a17a3b4996f6805ee5c080e7101277c410 DEBIAN:DSA-3791 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791 MLIST:[oss-security] 20170120 Re: CVE REQUEST: linux kernel: process with pgid zero able to crash kernel URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3 UBUNTU:USN-3754-1 URL:https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20170120	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20170120)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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