CVE-2017-16526

7.8 HIGH

Published: November 04, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

drivers/uwb/uwbd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (general protection fault and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bbf26183b7a6236ba602f4d6a2f7cade35bba043

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/zROBxKXzHDk/5I6aZ3O2AgAJ

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bbf26183b7a6236ba602f4d6a2f7cade35bba043