CVE-2017-16648

MediumCVSS 6.6/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The dvb_frontend_free function in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device. NOTE: the function was later renamed __dvb_frontend_free.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.6/10CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101758Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/0HJQqTm0G_g/T931ItskBAAJMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10046189/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101758Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/0HJQqTm0G_g/T931ItskBAAJMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10046189/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 7, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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