VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-16536

CVSS score6.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-11-04
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The cx231xx_usb_probe function in drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-cards.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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Primary references