CVE - CVE-2017-8071

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-8071	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
drivers/hid/hid-cp2112.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.9 uses a spinlock without considering that sleeping is possible in a USB HID request callback, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via unspecified vectors.
References
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BID:97991 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97991 CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.9 CONFIRM:https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654 MLIST:[oss-security] 20170416 Silently (or obliviously) partially-fixed CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM bypass URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20170423	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 (20170423)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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