Use-after-free error in Linux kernel - CVE-2017-16528

Vulnerability identifier: #VU9154

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16528

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to use-after-free error in the sound/core/seq_device.c. A local attacker can use a specially crafted USB device and cause the system to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux
Fedora
kernel

Update to version 4.13.5 or later.

kernel - addressed in versions 4.13.12-100.fc25, 4.13.12-200.fc26, 4.13.12-300.fc27

• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fc27fe7e8deef2f37cba3f2be2d52b6ca5eb9d57

• Denial of service in Linux Kernel
• SUSE Linux update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE Linux update for the Linux Kernel
• OpenSUSE Linux update for the Linux Kernel
• OpenSUSE Linux update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE Linux update for the Linux Kernel
• Fedora 26 update for kernel
• Fedora 27 update for kernel
• Fedora 25 update for kernel