Linux Kernel up to 4.13.5 uas-detect.h out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 4.13.5 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file drivers/usb/storage/uas-detect.h. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-16530. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 4.13.5 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the file drivers/usb/storage/uas-detect.h. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The uas driver in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls, related to drivers/usb/storage/uas-detect.h and drivers/usb/storage/uas.c.

The bug was discovered 09/22/2017. The weakness was presented 11/04/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-16530 since 11/03/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 42 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104716 (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : linux, linux-aws, linux-gke, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities (USN-3485-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 276995 (Fedora Security Update for kernel (FEDORA-2017-31d7720d7e)).

Upgrading to version 4.13.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (104716). See VDB-108731, VDB-109128, VDB-109129 and VDB-109130 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 104716
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : linux, linux-aws, linux-gke, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities (USN-3485-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 66142
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for linux USN-3485-1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 4.13.6
Patch: github.com

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09/22/2017 🔍
11/03/2017 +42 days 🔍
11/03/2017 +0 days 🔍
11/04/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/04/2017 +0 days 🔍
11/20/2017 +16 days 🔍
11/21/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/06/2023 +1872 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: USN-3485-1
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-16530 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-16530
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109133
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2017 16:26
Updated: 01/06/2023 11:52
Changes: 11/04/2017 16:26 (77), 12/04/2019 15:09 (2), 01/06/2023 11:44 (5), 01/06/2023 11:52 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:ED1:103

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