UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16645

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16645

    Published: 7 Nov 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-16645
    Aliases:
    USN-3617-1
    USN-3617-2
    USN-3617-3

    Summary:

    Details: The ims_pcu_get_cdc_union_desc function in drivers/input/misc/ims-pcu.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (ims_pcu_parse_cdc_data out-of-bounds read and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16645, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ea04efee7635c9120d015dcdeeeb6988130cb67a, https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/q6jjr1OhqO8/WcA99AVFBAAJ, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3617-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3617-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3617-3, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3619-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3619-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3754-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16645

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-157.207

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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