CVE-2017-8071

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…

published April 23, 2017

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00395 · 32.3th percentile
Published
2017-04-23T05:37Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 APR 05:37Z
    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…
    cvelistv5