Medium severity6.6NVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-16530

Description

The uas driver in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device, related to drivers/usb/storage/uas-detect.h and drivers/usb/storage/uas.c.

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Affected products

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <3.16.50
- (no CPE)range: <4.13.6

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/786de92b3cb26012d3d0f00ee37adf14527f35c4nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/pCswO77gRlM/VHuPOftgAwAJnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

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