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    {
      "database_specific": {
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          {
            "events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
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                "last_affected": "4.9"
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              {
                "introduced": "0"
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                "last_affected": "4.9.1"
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            "events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
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              {
                "last_affected": "4.9.2"
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            "events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
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              {
                "last_affected": "4.9.3"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "4.9.4"
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            ]
          },
          {
            "events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "4.9.5"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "4.9.6"
              }
            ]
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          {
            "events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
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                "last_affected": "4.9.8"
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        ]
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    }
  ],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "CVE-2017-8071",
  "modified": "2026-03-15T21:44:59.506798414Z",
  "published": "2017-04-23T05:59:00.597Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.9"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97991"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7a7b5df84b6b4e5d599c7289526eed96541a0654"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}