UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16526
Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 4
Upstream
Downstream
Published: 03 Nov 2017, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 11:19
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100 CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
03 Nov 2017, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 11:19
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
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.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Systems
- ubuntu•linux
< 3.13.0-157.207 | < 4.4.0-101.124
- ubuntu•linux-aws
< 4.4.0-1003.3 | < 4.4.0-1041.50
- ubuntu•linux-azure
< 4.13.0-1005.7
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
< 4.13.0-1002.5
- ubuntu•linux-gke
< 4.4.0-1034.34 | all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe
< 4.13.0-32.35~16.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-kvm
< 4.4.0-1010.15
- ubuntu•linux-lts-xenial
< 4.4.0-101.124~14.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-raspi-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-raspi2
< 4.4.0-1077.85 | all
- ubuntu•linux-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-riscv
all | all
- ubuntu•linux-snapdragon
< 4.4.0-1079.84
References (9)
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16526
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bbf26183b7a6236ba602f4d6a2f7cade35bba043
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/zROBxKXzHDk/5I6aZ3O2AgAJ
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3485-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3485-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3487-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3485-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3754-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16526