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CVE-2017-8071

drivers/hid/hid-cp2112.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.9 uses a spinlock without...

5.5 MediumFix available

CVE-2017-8071 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Linux Kernel, published April 23, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in linux 4.9.10-1.

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.40%Down 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

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.

Record: CVE-2017-8071
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-404
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2017-8071
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-17034 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2017-17034
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-96rr-jvj7-x24m 5.5

drivers/hid/hid-cp2112.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.9 uses a spinlock without...

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.

Record: GHSA-96rr-jvj7-x24m
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-404
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

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.

Record: CVE-2017-8071
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-8071 5.5

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.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8071
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-8071 5.5

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.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8071
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

linux kernel

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`linux` Debian:12	before 4.9.10-1	4.9.10-1
`linux` Debian:13	before 4.9.10-1	4.9.10-1
`linux` Debian:14	before 4.9.10-1	4.9.10-1

History

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-03	affected
2026-11-03	aliases	EUVD
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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