CVE-2017-8071

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

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.0

Review impact separately from score.

Published · January 30, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

drivers/hid/hid-cp2112.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.9 uses a spinlock without considering that sleeping is possible in a USB HID request callback, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via unspecified vectors.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE not specified