CVE-2017-16538

6.6 mediumEPSS 0.4%

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).

Severity

CVSS 3.0

6.6 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 35% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2017-11-04
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

linux:linux_kernel

References

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/

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