Linux Kernel up to 4.13.7 hid-core.c usbhid_parse out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 4.13.7. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is the function usbhid_parse of the file drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-16533. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 4.13.7 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is the function usbhid_parse of the file drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c. 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. CVE summarizes:

The usbhid_parse function in drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 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.

The bug was discovered 09/28/2017. The weakness was released 11/04/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-16533 since 11/03/2017. The attack needs to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 36 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 171709 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2018:3746-1)).

Upgrading to version 4.13.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (104716) and SecurityFocus (BID 102026†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-99009, VDB-108731, VDB-109128 and VDB-109129. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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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 4.13.8
Patch: github.com

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09/28/2017 🔍
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11/03/2017 +36 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: USN-3485-1
Researcher: Adam Mariš
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-16533 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-16533
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109136
SecurityFocus: 102026 - Linux Kernel CVE-2017-16533 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Created: 11/04/2017 16:26
Updated: 01/06/2023 12:59
Changes: 11/04/2017 16:26 (80), 12/04/2019 15:20 (4), 01/23/2021 08:13 (3), 01/06/2023 12:43 (4), 01/06/2023 12:51 (1), 01/06/2023 12:59 (1)
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