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The tower_probe function in drivers/usb/misc/legousbtower.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.1 allows local users (who are physically proximate for inserting a crafted USB device) to gain privileges by leveraging a write-what-where condition that occurs after a race condition and a NULL pointer dereference.
Base Score
6.3
| Base Score | 6.3 |
|---|---|
| Vector String | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Base Severity | Medium |
| Version | 3.0 |
| Attack Vector (AV) | PHYSICAL |
