Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 23, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-8071
CVE-2017-8071
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.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
5- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654nvdPatch
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.9nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97991nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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