{"id":"CVE-2017-17558","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-17558","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:47:47.934Z","title":"The 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…","description":"The 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.","published":"2017-12-12T15:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:11:16.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":6.6,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-787"],"affected":["linux/linux kernel","suse/linux enterprise server"],"epss":{"score":0.0048,"percentile":0.41218,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.48%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/12/7","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00004.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg163644.html","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/12/7","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00004.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg163644.html","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17558","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}