VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-8924

The edge_bulk_in_callback function in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.4 allows local users to obtain sensitive information (in the dmesg ringbuffer and syslog) from uninitialized kernel memory by using a crafted USB device…

MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.48%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.48%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 4.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.48% probability · 41th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-191
Affected: linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 0.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=654b404f2a222f918af9b0cd18ad469d0c941a8eIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.10.4Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98451Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/654b404f2a222f918af9b0cd18ad469d0c941a8eIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=654b404f2a222f918af9b0cd18ad469d0c941a8eIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.10.4Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98451Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/654b404f2a222f918af9b0cd18ad469d0c941a8eIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.