CVE-2017-16538

Description

drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/lmedm04.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 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, related to a missing warm-start check and incorrect attach timing (dm04_lme2510_frontend_attach versus dm04_lme2510_tuner).

Category

6.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3631-2/ vendor advisory
https://patchwork.linuxtv.org/patch/44566/ third party advisory patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082 vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3631-1/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ vendor advisory
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/XwNidsl4X04/ti6I2IaRBAAJ third party advisory
https://patchwork.linuxtv.org/patch/44567/ third party advisory patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-16538?
CVE-2017-16538 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-16538?
To fix CVE-2017-16538, 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-2017-16538 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-16538 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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