What is CVE-2017-7273?

CVE-2017-7273 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.6 out of 10. CVE-2017-7273 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-7273?

CVE-2017-7273 has a CVSS score of 6.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-7273?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-7273. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2017-7273 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-7273 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2017-7273

Medium

The cp_report_fixup function in drivers/hid/hid-cypress.c in the Linux kernel 3.2 and 4.x before 4.9.4 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (integer underflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted HID report.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2017-03-27

Last modified 2026-05-13

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

6.6

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2017-7273 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.4

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97190

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1ebb71143758f45dc0fa76e2f48429e13b16d110
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4faec4a2ef5dd481682cc155cb9ea14ba2534b76
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1ebb71143758f45dc0fa76e2f48429e13b16d110
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-7273

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.6 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2017-03-27

Modified 2026-05-13

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7273?

CVE-2017-7273 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.6 out of 10 . CVE-2017-7273 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-7273?

CVE-2017-7273 has a CVSS score of 6.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-7273?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-7273. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2017-7273 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2017-7273 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.