7.2

CVE-2017-16528: canonical ubuntu_linux Use After Free

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-16528DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16528
Published 04-11-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-16528 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Use After Free vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.6, physical access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 5
SUSE-SU-2017:3398-1SUSE-SU-2017:3410-1SUSE-SU-2018:0213-1USN-3619-1USN-3619-2

Timeline

  1. 04-11-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

sound/core/seq_device.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (snd_rawmidi_dev_seq_free use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

32%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.38% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: physical access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu16 products
  • linux< 4.4.0-119.143
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1016.16 | < 4.4.0-1054.63
  • linux-azure< 4.13.0-1005.7
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-fips< 4.4.0-1008.10
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • linux< 4.13.4-1
Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel≥ 3.19, < 4.1.47 | ≥ 4.2, < 4.4.99 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.9.63 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.13.4

4 vendors · 19 products

References

9 links