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CVE-2017-16525 - log back

CVE-2017-16525 created at 25 Sep 2019 19:31:40
Severity	+ High
Remote	+ Local
Type	+ Privilege escalation
Description	+ The usb_serial_console_disconnect function in drivers/usb/serial/console.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device, related to disconnection and failed setup.
References	+ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/syzkaller/cMACrmo1x0k + https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bd998c2e0df0469707503023d50d46cf0b10c787 + https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/299d7572e46f98534033a9e65973f13ad1ce9047
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