CVE-2017-16536

The cx231xx_usb_probe function in drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-cards.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.

Score

CVSS 3.0 6.6 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2017-11-04

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected products

• Linux Kernel (Linux)

References

• https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/WlUAVfDvpRk/1V1xuEA4AgAJ
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
• https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9963527/
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/