CVE-2017-16526
published 2017-11-04CVE-2017-16526: drivers/uwb/uwbd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (general protection fault and system crash) or possibly…
PriorityP431high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.32%
24.8th percentile
drivers/uwb/uwbd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 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.
Affected
16 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | linux | < linux 4.13.10-1 (bookworm) | linux 4.13.10-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux_kernel | < 3.2.97 | 3.2.97 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.13.10-1 | 4.13.10-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.13.10-1 | 4.13.10-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.13.10-1 | 4.13.10-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.13.10-1 | 4.13.10-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 3.13.0-157.207 | 3.13.0-157.207 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.4.0-101.124 | 4.4.0-101.124 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.17 < 3.18.75 | 3.18.75 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.19 < 4.1.46 | 4.1.46 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.3 < 3.16.52 | 3.16.52 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.10 < 4.13.6 | 4.13.6 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.2 < 4.4.92 | 4.4.92 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.5 < 4.9.55 | 4.9.55 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.0HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-7fc8-vvxm-fgc5: drivers/uwb/uwbd
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2017-16526 [HIGH] CWE-119 GHSA-7fc8-vvxm-fgc5: drivers/uwb/uwbd
drivers/uwb/uwbd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 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.
OSV
linux vulnerabilities
osv·2018-08-24·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2016-10208 [MEDIUM] linux vulnerabilities
linux vulnerabilities
Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the ext4 implementation in the Linux kernel
did not properly validate meta block groups. An attacker with physical
access could use this to specially craft an ext4 image that causes a denial
of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-10208)
It was discovered that an information disclosure vulnerability existed in
the ACPI implementation of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use
this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory addresses).
(CVE-2017-11472)
It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the ACPI table parsing
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
construct a malicious ACPI table that, when loaded, caused a denial of
service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-
OSV
linux-aws vulnerabilities
osv·2017-11-21·CVSS 7.0
CVE-2017-15265 [HIGH] linux-aws vulnerabilities
linux-aws vulnerabilities
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ALSA subsystem of
the Linux kernel when creating and deleting a port via ioctl(). A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15265)
Eric Biggers discovered that the key management subsystem in the Linux
kernel did not properly restrict adding a key that already exists but is
uninstantiated. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15299)
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the packet fanout
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
OSV
linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities
osv·2017-11-21·CVSS 7.0
[HIGH] linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities
linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities
USN-3485-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04
LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux
Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu
14.04 LTS.
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ALSA subsystem of
the Linux kernel when creating and deleting a port via ioctl(). A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15265)
Eric Biggers discovered that the key management subsystem in the Linux
kernel did not properly restrict adding a key that already exists but is
uninstantiated. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-152
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-gke, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
osv·2017-11-21·CVSS 7.0
CVE-2017-15265 [HIGH] linux, linux-aws, linux-gke, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
linux, linux-aws, linux-gke, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ALSA subsystem of
the Linux kernel when creating and deleting a port via ioctl(). A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15265)
Eric Biggers discovered that the key management subsystem in the Linux
kernel did not properly restrict adding a key that already exists but is
uninstantiated. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15299)
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the packet fanout
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
cause a denial
OSV
CVE-2017-16526: drivers/uwb/uwbd
osv·2017-11-04·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-16526 [HIGH] CVE-2017-16526: drivers/uwb/uwbd
drivers/uwb/uwbd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 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.
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-08-24·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2016-10208 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the ext4 implementation in the Linux kernel
did not properly validate meta block groups. An attacker with physical
access could use this to specially craft an ext4 image that causes a denial
of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-10208)
It was discovered that an information disclosure vulnerability existed in
the ACPI implementation of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use
this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory addresses).
(CVE-2017-11472)
It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the ACPI table parsing
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
construct a malicious ACPI table that, when loaded, cau
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-11-21·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-1000255 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel did not
properly keep track of nested levels in guest page tables. A local attacker
in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (host OS crash)
or possibly execute arbitrary code in the host OS. (CVE-2017-12188)
It was discovered that on the PowerPC architecture, the kernel did not
properly sanitize the signal stack when handling sigreturn(). A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-1000255)
Bo Zhang discovered that the netlink wireless configuration interface in
the Linux kernel did not properly validate attributes when handling cer
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-11-21·CVSS 7.0
CVE-2017-15265 [HIGH] Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ALSA subsystem of
the Linux kernel when creating and deleting a port via ioctl(). A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15265)
Eric Biggers discovered that the key management subsystem in the Linux
kernel did not properly restrict adding a key that already exists but is
uninstantiated. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15299)
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the packet fanout
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use th
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-11-21·CVSS 7.0
CVE-2017-15265 [HIGH] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ALSA subsystem of
the Linux kernel when creating and deleting a port via ioctl(). A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15265)
Eric Biggers discovered that the key management subsystem in the Linux
kernel did not properly restrict adding a key that already exists but is
uninstantiated. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15299)
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the packet fanout
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-11-21·CVSS 7.0
CVE-2017-15265 [HIGH] Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
USN-3485-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04
LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux
Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu
14.04 LTS.
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ALSA subsystem of
the Linux kernel when creating and deleting a port via ioctl(). A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15265)
Eric Biggers discovered that the key management subsystem in the Linux
kernel did not properly restrict adding a key that already exists but is
uninstantiated. A local attacker could use this to cause a
Red Hat
kernel: General protection fault in drivers/uwb/uwbd.c
vendor_redhat·2017-09-14·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-16526 [HIGH] CWE-253 kernel: General protection fault in drivers/uwb/uwbd.c
kernel: General protection fault in drivers/uwb/uwbd.c
drivers/uwb/uwbd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 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.
The drivers/uwb/uwbd.c in the Linux kernel, before 4.13.6, 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.
Statement: This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, as a code with the flaw is not present in this product.
This issue affects the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, its real-time kernel, Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2,
Debian
CVE-2017-16526: linux - drivers/uwb/uwbd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 allows local users to cause...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-16526 [HIGH] CVE-2017-16526: linux - drivers/uwb/uwbd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 allows local users to cause...
drivers/uwb/uwbd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 4.13.10-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 4.13.10-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 4.13.10-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 4.13.10-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 4.13.10-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-16525 CVE-2017-16526 CVE-2017-16527 CVE-2017-16528 CVE-2017-16529 CVE-2017-16530 CVE-2017-16531 CVE-2017-16532 CVE-2017-16533 CVE-2017-16534 CVE-2017-16535 CVE-2017-16536 CVE-2017-16537 CVE-2
bugzilla·2017-11-08·CVSS 6.6
CVE-2017-16525 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-16525 CVE-2017-16526 CVE-2017-16527 CVE-2017-16528 CVE-2017-16529 CVE-2017-16530 CVE-2017-16531 CVE-2017-16532 CVE-2017-16533 CVE-2017-16534 CVE-2017-16535 CVE-2017-16536 CVE-2017-16537 CVE-2
CVE-2017-16525 CVE-2017-16526 CVE-2017-16527 CVE-2017-16528 CVE-2017-16529 CVE-2017-16530 CVE-2017-16531 CVE-2017-16532 CVE-2017-16533 CVE-2017-16534 CVE-2017-16535 CVE-2017-16536 CVE-2017-16537 CVE-2017-16538 kernel: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-16526 kernel: General protection fault in drivers/uwb/uwbd.c
bugzilla·2017-11-08·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-16526 [HIGH] CVE-2017-16526 kernel: General protection fault in drivers/uwb/uwbd.c
CVE-2017-16526 kernel: General protection fault in drivers/uwb/uwbd.c
The Ultra Wideband network Management fucntionality in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 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.
References:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/syzkaller/zROBxKXzHDk/5I6aZ3O2AgAJ
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/223
An upstream fix:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bbf26183b7a6236ba602f4d6a2f7cade35bba043
Discussion:
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1510854]
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This was fixed for Fedora in the 4.13.6 stable update
---
Statement:
This issue does not affect the Linux kernel p
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bbf26183b7a6236ba602f4d6a2f7cade35bba043https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/zROBxKXzHDk/5I6aZ3O2AgAJhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.htmlhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bbf26183b7a6236ba602f4d6a2f7cade35bba043https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/zROBxKXzHDk/5I6aZ3O2AgAJhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.htmlhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
2017-11-04
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