CVE-2017-16537
N/A
Published: November 4, 2017 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 4.13.7
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (9)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/bBFN8imrjjo/-5jCl8EiCQAJMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.htmlx_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9994017/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476
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