CVE-2017-16538 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel (through version 4.13.11), specifically within the drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/lmedm04.c component. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a general protection fault and system crash by connecting a specially crafted USB device, due to a missing warm-start check and incorrect attach timing. Rated as MEDIUM severity with a CVSS score of 6.6, the vulnerability requires physical access (AV:P) and low privileges (PR:L) to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.13.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.