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 0.34%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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: 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 0.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.