VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-16529

The snd_usb_create_streams function in sound/usb/card.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.

MEDIUM 6.6EPSS 0.41%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 6.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.41% probability · 36th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-125
Affected: linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 0.4% 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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103284Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bfc81a8bc18e3c4ba0cbaa7666ff76be2f998991Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/rDzv5RP_f2M/M5au06qmAwAJThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103284Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bfc81a8bc18e3c4ba0cbaa7666ff76be2f998991Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/rDzv5RP_f2M/M5au06qmAwAJThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.