Bug 1516270 (CVE-2017-16647)

Summary:	CVE-2017-16647 kernel: NULL pointer dereference in drivers/net/usb/asix_devices.c
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Andrej Nemec <anemec>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
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Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	airlied, ajax, aquini, bhu, blc, bskeggs, dhoward, ewk, fhrbata, hdegoede, hkrzesin, hwkernel-mgr, iboverma, ichavero, itamar, jarodwilson, jeremy, jforbes, jglisse, jkacur, john.j5live, jonathan, josef, jross, jwboyer, kernel-maint, kernel-mgr, labbott, lgoncalv, linville, matt, mchehab, mcressma, mjg59, mlangsdo, nmurray, plougher, rt-maint, rvrbovsk, steved, williams
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	kernel 4.14	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
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Bug Depends On:	1516274
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Description Andrej Nemec 2017-11-22 11:44:24 UTC

drivers/net/usb/asix_devices.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.

Upstream patch:

https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/834686/

Bug report:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/syzkaller/_9a6pd-p_0E/OnmnplQuAgAJ

Comment 1 Andrej Nemec 2017-11-22 11:53:36 UTC

Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1516274]