CVE-2017-16647

kernel: NULL pointer dereference in drivers/net/usb/asix_devices.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.6

CVSS 3.0

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Published · October 10, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

drivers/net/usb/asix_devices.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 4.6
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference