kernel: hid-cp2112.c uses a spinlock without considering that sleeping is possible in a USB HID request callback
Published Apr 23, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.40%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.9
- 4.9.1
- 4.9.2
- 4.9.3
- 4.9.4
- 4.9.5
- 4.9.6
- 4.9.8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00395) | 31.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00395) | 33.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00829) | 22.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00829) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.9 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97991 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8071 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1445331 Issue Tracking
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8071
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8071
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.9 | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97991 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8071 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1445331 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8071 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8071 |
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