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CVE-2017-16643 json

The parse_hid_report_descriptor function in drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a de…

published 2017-11-07 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-7830

cvss
6.6
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The parse_hid_report_descriptor function in drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.11 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.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.13.13-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16643

  • linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13.0-157.207
  • linux Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-103.126
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 4.4.0-1005.5
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1043.52
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.13.0-1002.5
  • linux-hwe Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.13.0-32.35~16.04.1
  • linux-kvm Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1012.17
  • linux-oem Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.13.0-1010.11

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16643

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • linux Arch Linux 4.14-1
  • linux-hardened Arch Linux 4.14-1
  • linux-zen Arch Linux 4.14-1
  • linux-lts Arch Linux 4.9.60-1

arch linux advisories AVG-484AVG-568AVG-569AVG-570

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-16643 updated cvss 4.6

kernel: Out-of-bounds read in drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-alt, python-perf, +9 more Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmware
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-core, kernel-tools, python3-perf, +17 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.6 CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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