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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Published : 2017-11-15 21:29
Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37
NVD link : CVE-2017-15102
Mitre link : CVE-2017-15102
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-15102
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Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference