CVE-2017-16527 — sound/usb/mixer
sound/usb/mixer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (snd_usb_mixer_interrupt use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.
Published
2017-11-04T01:29:36.803
Last modified
2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
01What is this vulnerability?
sound/usb/mixer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (snd_usb_mixer_interrupt use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2017-11-04T01:29:36.803
- Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/124751d5e63c823092060074bd0abaae61aaa9c…
- groups.google.com — https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/jf7GTr_g2CU/iVlLhMciCQAJ
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
- usn.ubuntu.com — https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
- github.com — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/124751d5e63c823092060074bd0abaae61aaa9c…
- groups.google.com — https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/jf7GTr_g2CU/iVlLhMciCQAJ
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
- usn.ubuntu.com — https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
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