CVE-2017-16536

La función cx231xx_usb_probe en drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-cards.c en el kernel de Linux, en versiones hasta la 4.13.11, permite que los usuarios locales provoquen una denegación de servicio (desreferencia de puntero NULL y cierre inesperado del sistema) o, posiblemente, causen otros impactos no especificados mediante llamadas del sistema manipuladas.

Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter implementation in the Linux kernel improperly performed sign extension in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that a race condition leading to a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the ALSA PCM subsystem of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.