CVE-2017-15102 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2017-15102 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 15/11/2017 | CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2017
Source: redhat | Vendor: n/a | Product: Linux kernel through version 4.9-rc1
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2017-15102 Description

The tower_probe function in drivers/usb/misc/legousbtower.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.1 allows local users (who are physically proximate for inserting a crafted USB device) to gain privileges by leveraging a write-what-where condition that occurs after a race condition and a NULL pointer dereference.

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CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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CWE Name: race condition
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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).