CVE-2017-17558

NameCVE-2017-17558
DescriptionThe usb_destroy_configuration function in drivers/usb/core/config.c in the USB core subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.14.5 does not consider the maximum number of configurations and interfaces before attempting to release resources, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1232-1, DSA-4073-1, DSA-4082-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)buster4.19.249-2fixed
buster (security)4.19.304-1fixed
bullseye5.10.209-2fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.205-2fixed
bookworm6.1.76-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.85-1fixed
trixie6.6.15-2fixed
sid6.7.9-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcewheezy3.2.96-3DLA-1232-1
linuxsourcejessie3.16.51-3+deb8u1DSA-4082-1
linuxsourcestretch4.9.65-3+deb9u1DSA-4073-1
linuxsource(unstable)4.14.7-1

Notes

https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg163644.html
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/48a4ff1c7bb5a32d2e396b03132d20d552c0eca7

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