CVE-2017-16644
medium
CVSS v3
6.6
CVSS v2
7.2
VIR risk
6.6
Description
The hdpvr_probe function in drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (improper error handling and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
65%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16644
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16644.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 4.16.1-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.14.7-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.14.7-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.14.7-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.14.7-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.14.7-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101842
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/ngC5SLvxPm4/gduhCARhAwAJ
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9966135/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16644.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16644
CWEs
CWE-388
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.