CVE-2013-1774
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CVE-2013-1774
The chase_port function in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via an attempted /dev/ttyUSB read or write operation on a disconnected Edgeport USB serial converter.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
February 28, 2013
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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CVE-2013-1774
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The chase_port function in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via an attempted /dev/ttyUSB read or write operation on a disconnected Edgeport USB serial converter.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1ee0a224bc9aad1de496c795f96bc6ba2c394811
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/27/29
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1805-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1808-1
- http://xorl.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/cve-2013-1774-linux-kernel-edgeport-usb-serial-converter-null-pointer-dereference/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=916191
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1ee0a224bc9aad1de496c795f96bc6ba2c394811