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CVE-2017-8071 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654	CVE	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654	CVE	Patch
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.9	CVE	Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97991	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654	[email protected]	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.9	[email protected]	Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97991	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-404	Improper Resource Shutdown or Release	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	4.9 4.9.1 4.9.2 4.9.3 4.9.4
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.8:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

linux linux kernel

4.9

4.9.1

4.9.2

4.9.3

4.9.4

CPE

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 28, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Apr 27, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]