kernel: NULL pointer dereference in imon_probe function in drivers/media/rc/imon.c
Published Nov 4, 2017
6.6
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
The imon_probe function in drivers/media/rc/imon.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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.13.7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-alt
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-alt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 32.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 31.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.02% (0.00019) | 2.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.38% (0.01379) | 32.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.38% (0.01379) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (13)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16537 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1510825 Issue Tracking
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/bBFN8imrjjo/-5jCl8EiCQAJ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16537
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9994017/ x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16537
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16537 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1510825 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/bBFN8imrjjo/-5jCl8EiCQAJ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16537 | ||
| https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9994017/ | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16537 |
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