CVE-2017-16526

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/zROBxKXzHDk/5I6aZ3O2AgAJ issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bbf26183b7a6236ba602f4d6a2f7cade35bba043 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-16526?
CVE-2017-16526 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-16526?
To fix CVE-2017-16526, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-16526 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-16526 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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