CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-16648
6.6 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-11-07
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 6.6 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416
Description
The dvb_frontend_free function in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device. NOTE: the function was later renamed __dvb_frontend_free.
Affected configurations
• linux linux kernel (<= 4.13.11)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-416 Use After Free weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101758 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 access.redhat.com
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/0HJQqTm0G_g/T931ItskBAAJ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10046189/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101758 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 access.redhat.com
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/0HJQqTm0G_g/T931ItskBAAJ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10046189/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory