Description
The host_start function in drivers/usb/chipidea/host.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.4 does not properly support a certain non-streaming option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by sending a large amount of network traffic through a USB/Ethernet adapter.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.7/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 4, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified