What is CVE-2017-8071?

CVE-2017-8071 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2017-8071 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-8071?

CVE-2017-8071 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-8071?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-8071. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2017-8071 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-8071 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2017-8071

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2017-04-23

Last modified 2026-05-13

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-404

CVE-2017-8071 is classified as CWE-404

See CWE-404 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2017-8071 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-4.9.9

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97991

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-8071

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2017-04-23

Modified 2026-05-13

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8071?

CVE-2017-8071 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2017-8071 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-8071?

CVE-2017-8071 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-8071?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-8071. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2017-8071 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2017-8071 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.