CVE-2017-16531: Linux Kernel

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

drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device, related to the USB_DT_INTERFACE_ASSOCIATION descriptor.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 3.2.95 (fixed in 3.2.95); from 3.3, before 3.16.75 (fixed in 3.16.75); from 3.17, before 3.18.75 (fixed in 3.18.75); from 3.19, before 4.1.46 (fixed in 4.1.46); from 4.2, before 4.4.92 (fixed in 4.4.92); from 4.5, before 4.9.55 (fixed in 4.9.55); …

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