CVE-2017-16648

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.6 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-11-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

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.

Affected products

Linux kernel: through 4.13.11

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101758
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/0HJQqTm0G_g/T931ItskBAAJ
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10046189/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101758
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/0HJQqTm0G_g/T931ItskBAAJ
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10046189/

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