UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16648
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Summary:
Details: The dvb_frontend_free function in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device. NOTE: the function was later renamed __dvb_frontend_free.
References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16648, https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/0HJQqTm0G_g/T931ItskBAAJ, https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10046189/, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16648
Affected packages
Package
Name: linux-azure
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
Introduced- 0
Fixed -4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1
Affected versions
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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Integrity
None
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High
Availability
None
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High
