VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-8925
CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-05-12
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-404: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory