{"cve":"CVE-2017-17558","nvd":{"published":"2017-12-12T15:29:00.210","modified":"2026-06-17T01:11:15.527","status":"Modified","description":"The usb_destroy_configuration function in drivers/usb/core/config.c in the USB core subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.14.5 does not consider the maximum number of configurations and interfaces before attempting to release resources, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":6.6},"cwes":["CWE-787"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/12/7","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel","suse:linux_enterprise_server"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:47:56.471723566+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-17558","score":0.0048,"percentile":0.41438,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}