Denial of Service and Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in ims_pcu_get_cdc_union_desc Function

Denial of Service and Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in ims_pcu_get_cdc_union_desc Function

CVE-2017-16645 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The ims_pcu_get_cdc_union_desc function in drivers/input/misc/ims-pcu.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (ims_pcu_parse_cdc_data out-of-bounds read and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.

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