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CVE-2017-16528

sound/core/seq_device.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (snd_rawmidi_dev_seq_free use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.

Published

2017-11-04T01:29:36.850

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-416

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 4.1.47	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 4.4.99	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 4.9.63	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 4.13.4	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	16.04	Yes

References

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fc27fe7e8deef2f37cba3f2be2d52b6ca5eb9d57 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/kuZzDHGkQu8/5du20rZEAAAJ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fc27fe7e8deef2f37cba3f2be2d52b6ca5eb9d57 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/kuZzDHGkQu8/5du20rZEAAAJ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)