VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-16526
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.32%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.32% probability · 25th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bbf26183b7a6236ba602f4d6a2f7cade35bba043Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/zROBxKXzHDk/5I6aZ3O2AgAJIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bbf26183b7a6236ba602f4d6a2f7cade35bba043Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/zROBxKXzHDk/5I6aZ3O2AgAJIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.