ubuntu-cve-2017-8071
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-04-23 05:59
Modified
2025-07-16 04:52
Summary
Details

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.


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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8071",
  "modified": "2025-07-16T04:52:04Z",
  "published": "2017-04-23T05:59:00Z",
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8071"
    },
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2017-8071"
  ],
  "withdrawn": "2025-07-18T16:43:58Z"
}



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