CVE-2017-16645

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions through 4.13.11

Description The issue is related to the ims pcu get cdc union desc function in the Linux kernel, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impacts via a crafted USB device. This is due to an out-of-bounds read in the ims pcu parse cdc data function, potentially leading to a system crash.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions through 4.13.11, consider updating to a version that includes a fix for this issue, as no specific workaround is provided for these versions. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.