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.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
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Debian | 12 | all | linux | < 3.8-1 | linux_3.8-1_all.deb |
Debian | 11 | all | linux | < 3.8-1 | linux_3.8-1_all.deb |
Debian | 10 | all | linux | < 3.8-1 | linux_3.8-1_all.deb |
Debian | 999 | all | linux | < 3.8-1 | linux_3.8-1_all.deb |
Debian | 13 | all | linux | < 3.8-1 | linux_3.8-1_all.deb |