CVE-2017-15102

kernel: NULL pointer dereference due to race condition in probe function of legousbtower driver

Published Nov 15, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-6569 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3583-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3583-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 7:50 PM
Reserved
Oct 8, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 15, 2017, 9:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:07 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Sep 19, 2016, 12:00 AM