Is CVE-2017-8925 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-8925 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-8925?

CVE-2017-8925 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-8925?

CVE-2017-8925 has an EPSS score of 0.42% (34th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8925?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 4.9.16-1 or later. Fixes are available for 14 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-8925

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The omninet_open function in drivers/usb/serial/omninet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (tty exhaustion) by leveraging reference count mishandling.

CWE-404

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:4.9.16-1CVE-2017-8925

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-125.174USN-3360-1

linux-hweUbuntu

Fixed in:4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2USN-3361-1

linux-image-3.13.0-125-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-125.174USN-3360-1

linux-image-3.13.0-125-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-125.174USN-3360-1

linux-image-3.13.0-125-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-125.174USN-3360-1

linux-image-3.13.0-125-powerpc-e500Ubuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-125.174USN-3360-1

linux-image-3.13.0-125-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-125.174USN-3360-1

linux-image-3.13.0-125-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-125.174USN-3360-1

linux-image-3.13.0-125-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-125.174USN-3360-1

linux-image-3.13.0-125-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-125.174USN-3360-1

linux-image-4.10.0-27-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2USN-3361-1

linux-image-4.10.0-27-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2USN-3361-1

linux-image-4.10.0-27-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2USN-3361-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

34thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 34% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Vendor Advisory1

kernel.org

Third-Party Advisory2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.