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CVE-2017-16912

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-01-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

The "get_pipe()" function (drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c) in the Linux Kernel before version 4.14.8, 4.9.71, and 4.4.114 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a specially crafted USB over IP packet.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 4.1.0 before 4.1.49; from 4.4.0 through 4.4.107; from 4.9.0 through 4.9.71; from 4.14.0 through 4.14.8 — fixed in 4.1.49

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 4.1.49. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102150
• https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.8
• https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.114
• https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.71
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/commit/drivers/usb/usbip?id=635f545a7e8be7596b9b2b6a43cab6bbd5a88e43
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
• https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/77000/
• https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-21/
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187

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