CVE-2017-8925

Description

The omninet_open function in drivers/usb/serial/omninet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (tty exhaustion) by leveraging reference count mishandling.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.10.4 release notes vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98462 vdb entry third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=30572418b445d85fcfe6c8fe84c947d2606767d8 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/30572418b445d85fcfe6c8fe84c947d2606767d8 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8925?
CVE-2017-8925 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-8925?
To fix CVE-2017-8925, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-8925 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-8925 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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