Published: 07/11/2017 Updated: 31/10/2018

CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9

CVSS v3 Base Score: 6.6 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 0.7

VMScore: 641

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The dvb_frontend_free function in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c in the Linux kernel up to and including 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.

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Synopsis Important: kernel-alt security, bug fix, and enhancement update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic An update for kernel-alt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important A Common Vulnerability S ...

The dvb frontend management subsystem in the Linux kernel contains a use-after-free which can allow a malicious user to write to memory that may be assigned to another kernel structure This could create memory corruption, panic, or possibly other side affects ...

The dvb_frontend_free function in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontendc in the Linux kernel through 41311 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 ...

CWE-416 https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10046189/https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/0HJQqTm0G_g/T931ItskBAAJ http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101758 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 https://nvd.nist.gov https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2017-16648

CVE-2017-16648

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