CVE-2017-16537

MEDIUM6.6

The imon_probe function in drivers/media/rc/imon

Published Nov 4, 2017

Modified 1 years ago

Details

The imon_probe function in drivers/media/rc/imon.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.

References

WEBhttps://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/bBFN8imrjjo/-5jCl8EiCQAJ WEBhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html WEBhttps://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9994017/ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ADVISORYhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16537

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

6.6

Exploitability

Attack Vector

PhysicalAV:P

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

6.6/CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedNov 4, 2017

ModifiedAug 5, 2024

CVE-2017-16537 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence