What is CVE-2017-16538?

CVE-2017-16538 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.6 out of 10, classified as a Improper Input Validation flaw (CWE-20). CVE-2017-16538 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-16538?

CVE-2017-16538 has a CVSS score of 6.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-16538?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2017-16538 patch availability.

Is CVE-2017-16538 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-16538 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2017-16538

Medium

drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/lmedm04.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 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, related to a missing warm-start check and incorrect attach timing (dm04_lme2510_frontend_attach versus dm04_lme2510_tuner).

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2017-11-04

Last modified 2026-05-13

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

6.6

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-20

CVE-2017-16538 is a Improper Input Validation vulnerability

What is Improper Input Validation?

The product receives input but does not validate it correctly, allowing attackers to craft inputs that cause unexpected behavior. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

9 total

Patchwork
https://patchwork.linuxtv.org/patch/44566/

Patch Third Party Advisory
Patchwork
https://patchwork.linuxtv.org/patch/44567/

Patch Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
Groups
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/XwNidsl4X04/ti6I2IaRBAAJ

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3631-1/

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-16538

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.6 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2017-11-04

Modified 2026-05-13

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16538?

CVE-2017-16538 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.6 out of 10 , classified as an Improper Input Validation flaw (CWE-20) . CVE-2017-16538 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-16538?

CVE-2017-16538 has a CVSS score of 6.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-16538?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2017-16538 patch availability.
Is CVE-2017-16538 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2017-16538 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.