Medium severity6.6NVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-16532
CVE-2017-16532
Description
The get_endpoints function in drivers/usb/misc/usbtest.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.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
9- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7c80f9e4a588f1925b07134bb2e3689335f6c6d8nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/l3870gs3LhA/y79DYQdFBAAJnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
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