CVE-2017-16649

La función usbnet_generic_cdc_bind en drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c en el kernel de Linux, en versiones hasta la 4.13.11, permite que los usuarios locales provoquen una denegación de servicio (error de división por cero y cierre inesperado del sistema) o, posiblemente, causen otros impactos no especificados mediante un dispositivo USB manipulado.

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.