6.6
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-16527
Linux Kernel USB Denial of Service Use-After-Free
Description

sound/usb/mixer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (snd_usb_mixer_interrupt use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 4, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 14, 2024, 7:58 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.7
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-16527 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-16527 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-16527.

URL Resource
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/124751d5e63c823092060074bd0abaae61aaa9c4 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/jf7GTr_g2CU/iVlLhMciCQAJ Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-16527 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-16527 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.13.7 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.2.95 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3 up to (excluding) 3.16.50 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.17 up to (excluding) 3.18.76 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.19 up to (excluding) 4.1.46 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2 up to (excluding) 4.4.93 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.9.57 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.10 up to (excluding) 4.13.8
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/jf7GTr_g2CU/iVlLhMciCQAJ No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/jf7GTr_g2CU/iVlLhMciCQAJ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/124751d5e63c823092060074bd0abaae61aaa9c4 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/124751d5e63c823092060074bd0abaae61aaa9c4 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.13.7
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 05, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description sound/usb/mixer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (snd_usb_mixer_interrupt use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls. sound/usb/mixer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (snd_usb_mixer_interrupt use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-16527 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-16527 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.05635

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