Medium severity6.6NVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-16533
CVE-2017-16533
Description
The usbhid_parse function in drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 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.
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
5- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f043bfc98c193c284e2cd768fefabe18ac2fed9bnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102026nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/CxkJ9QZgwlM/O3IOvAaGAwAJnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
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