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CVE-2017-8071

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-8071 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel's hid-cp2112.c driver, affecting versions 4.9.x before 4.9.9. A local attacker can trigger a deadlock by exploiting the improper use of a spinlock within a USB HID request callback. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this flaw allows for a high impact on availability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
32.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0040 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-8071Moderate

kernel: hid-cp2112.c uses a spinlock without considering that sleeping is possible in a USB HID request callback

Jan 30, 2017

References

github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654
Patch
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Patch
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.9
Release NotesVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97991
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry