CVE-2017-16525: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 6.6. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The usb_serial_console_disconnect function in drivers/usb/serial/console.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device, related to disconnection and failed setup.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 12.04 only; version 14.04 only
• Debian Debian Linux: version 7.0 only
• Linux Linux Kernel: from 2.6.18, before 3.2.96 (fixed in 3.2.96); from 3.3, before 3.10.108 (fixed in 3.10.108); from 3.11, before 3.16.51 (fixed in 3.16.51); from 3.17, before 3.18.76 (fixed in 3.18.76); from 3.19, before 4.1.46 (fixed in 4.1.46); from 4.2, before 4.4.93 (fixed in 4.4.93); …

Published 2017-11-04. Last modified 2026-06-17.