Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-8925
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.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
5- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/30572418b445d85fcfe6c8fe84c947d2606767d8nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.10.4nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98462nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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