Incorrect Check of Function Return Value Affecting kernel-doc package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-KERNELDOC-1365478
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 14 Sep 2017
Introduced: 14 Sep 2017
CVE-2017-16526 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 kernel-doc.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-doc package and not the kernel-doc package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
drivers/uwb/uwbd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 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.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16526
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bbf26183b7a6236ba602f4d6a2f7cade35bba043
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/zROBxKXzHDk/5I6aZ3O2AgAJ
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
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