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CVE-2017-16536 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.6 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/WlUAVfDvpRk/1V1xuEA4AgAJ CVEThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html CVE
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9963527/ CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ CVE

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
<= 4.13.11

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-16536
NVD Published Date:
Nov 4, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-16536 Details - Not Deferred