CVE-2017-17975

kernel: use-after-free in the usbtv_probe function in drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-core.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · November 19, 2017

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A use-after-free fault in the Linux kernel's usbtv driver could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (system crash), or have unspecified other impacts, by triggering failure of audio registration of USB hardware using the usbtv kernel module.

Statement

This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7, MRG-2 and real time kernels as the code which can trigger the flaw is not present in the products listed.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CWE-416 · Use After Free