High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-16526
CVE-2017-16526
Description
drivers/uwb/uwbd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (general protection fault and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.
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Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
Patches
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References
5- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bbf26183b7a6236ba602f4d6a2f7cade35bba043nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/zROBxKXzHDk/5I6aZ3O2AgAJnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187nvdThird Party Advisory
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