Bug 1516270 (CVE-2017-16647) - CVE-2017-16647 kernel: NULL pointer dereference in drivers/net/usb/asix_devices.c
Summary: CVE-2017-16647 kernel: NULL pointer dereference in drivers/net/usb/asix_devic...
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: CVE-2017-16647
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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low
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1516274
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2017-11-22 11:44 UTC by Andrej Nemec
Modified: 2019-09-29 14:26 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: kernel 4.14
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Last Closed: 2019-06-08 03:31:37 UTC
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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]
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