What is CVE-2017-17975?

CVE-2017-17975 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Use After Free flaw (CWE-416). CVE-2017-17975 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-17975?

CVE-2017-17975 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-17975?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-17975. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2017-17975 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-17975 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

CVE-2017-17975

Medium

Use-after-free in the usbtv_probe function in drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-core.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.10 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering failure of audio registration, because a kfree of the usbtv data structure occurs during a usbtv_video_free call, but the usbtv_video_fail label's code attempts to both access and free this data structure.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2017-12-30

Last modified 2026-05-13

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-416

CVE-2017-17975 is a Use After Free vulnerability

What is Use After Free?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2017-17975 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Linuxtesting
http://linuxtesting.org/pipermail/ldv-project/2017-November/001008.html

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102330

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-1/
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-2/
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3657-1/
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188

Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-17975

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2017-12-30

Modified 2026-05-13

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17975?

CVE-2017-17975 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Use After Free flaw (CWE-416) . CVE-2017-17975 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-17975?

CVE-2017-17975 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-17975?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-17975. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2017-17975 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2017-17975 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. View CWE-416 on MITRE CWE →