CVE-2017-16532

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    CVE-2017-16532

    Published: 4 Nov 2017Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/, https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/l3870gs3LhA/y79DYQdFBAAJ, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7c80f9e4a588f1925b07134bb2e3689335f6c6d8

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
    High
    Availability
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    High