CVE - CVE-2017-8924

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-8924	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The edge_bulk_in_callback function in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.4 allows local users to obtain sensitive information (in the dmesg ringbuffer and syslog) from uninitialized kernel memory by using a crafted USB device (posing as an io_ti USB serial device) to trigger an integer underflow.
References
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CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=654b404f2a222f918af9b0cd18ad469d0c941a8e CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.10.4 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/654b404f2a222f918af9b0cd18ad469d0c941a8e DEBIAN:DSA-3886 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886 BID:98451 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98451
Assigning CNA
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Date Entry Created
20170512	Disclaimer: The entry 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 (20170512)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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