Medium severity6.6NVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-16537
CVE-2017-16537
Description
The imon_probe function in drivers/media/rc/imon.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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
9- patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9994017/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/bBFN8imrjjo/-5jCl8EiCQAJnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.htmlnvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/nvd
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