CVE-2017-16538
drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/lmedm04.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (general protection fault and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device, related to a missing warm-start check and incorrect attach timing (dm04_lme2510_frontend_attach versus dm04_lme2510_tuner).
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/lmedm04.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (general protection fault and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device, related to a missing warm-start check and incorrect attach timing (dm04_lme2510_frontend_attach versus dm04_lme2510_tuner).
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/XwNidsl4X04/ti6I2IaRBAAJ
- https://patchwork.linuxtv.org/patch/44566/
- https://patchwork.linuxtv.org/patch/44567/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3631-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3631-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082