diff -u lshw-02.17/debian/changelog lshw-02.17/debian/changelog
--- lshw-02.17/debian/changelog
+++ lshw-02.17/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+lshw (02.17-1.1ubuntu3.3) xenial; urgency=medium
+
+  * Fix situation where lshw segfaults, when there is an external
+    USB 3.0 drive connected to the system. (LP: #1471983)
+    - d/p/fix-701-SCSI-inquiry-fails-on-IA64.patch:
+      use uint8_t instead of char where unsigned is needed.
+
+ -- Dan Streetman <dan.streetman@canonical.com>  Thu, 19 Oct 2017 10:19:02 -0400
+
 lshw (02.17-1.1ubuntu3.2) xenial; urgency=medium
 
   * d/p/Avoid-crash-in-scan_dmi_sysfs-when-running-as-non-ro.patch: Fix a
diff -u lshw-02.17/debian/patches/series lshw-02.17/debian/patches/series
--- lshw-02.17/debian/patches/series
+++ lshw-02.17/debian/patches/series
@@ -20,0 +21 @@
+fix-701-SCSI-inquiry-fails-on-IA64.patch
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- lshw-02.17.orig/debian/patches/fix-701-SCSI-inquiry-fails-on-IA64.patch
+++ lshw-02.17/debian/patches/fix-701-SCSI-inquiry-fails-on-IA64.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+Description: USB HDD makes lshw segfault.
+ In some cases, lshw segfauilt, when there is a external USB drive connected to the system.
+Author: Lyonel Vincent <lyonel@ezix.org>
+Origin: upstream, https://ezix.org/src/pkg/lshw/commit/7b57987bb21d8c178c9beba1f5a574eb0af18e54
+Bug: http://www.ezix.org/project/ticket/701
+Bug-Ubuntu: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1471983
+Index: lshw-02.17/src/core/scsi.cc
+===================================================================
+--- lshw-02.17.orig/src/core/scsi.cc
++++ lshw-02.17/src/core/scsi.cc
+@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
+ #include <dirent.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ #include <stdlib.h>
++#include <stdint.h>
+ #include <string.h>
+ #include <scsi/sg.h>
+ #include <scsi/scsi.h>
+@@ -439,7 +440,7 @@ static u_int16_t decode_word(void *ptr)
+ static bool do_inquiry(int sg_fd,
+ hwNode & node)
+ {
+-  char rsp_buff[MX_ALLOC_LEN + 1];
++  uint8_t rsp_buff[MX_ALLOC_LEN + 1];
+   int k;
+   unsigned int len;
+ 
+@@ -469,11 +470,11 @@ hwNode & node)
+   if (rsp_buff[1] & 0x80)
+     node.addCapability("removable", "support is removable");
+ 
+-  node.setVendor(string(rsp_buff + 8, 8));
++  node.setVendor(string((char *)rsp_buff + 8, 8));
+   if (len > 16)
+-    node.setProduct(string(rsp_buff + 16, 16));
++    node.setProduct(string((char *)rsp_buff + 16, 16));
+   if (len > 32)
+-    node.setVersion(string(rsp_buff + 32, 4));
++    node.setVersion(string((char *)rsp_buff + 32, 4));
+ 
+   if (ansiversion)
+     node.setConfig("ansiversion", tostring(ansiversion));
+@@ -481,9 +482,9 @@ hwNode & node)
+   memset(rsp_buff, 0, sizeof(rsp_buff));
+   if (do_inq(sg_fd, 0, 1, 0x80, rsp_buff, MX_ALLOC_LEN, 0))
+   {
+-    char _len = rsp_buff[3];
++    uint8_t _len = rsp_buff[3];
+     if (_len > 0)
+-      node.setSerial(hw::strip(string(rsp_buff + 4, _len)));
++      node.setSerial(hw::strip(string((char *)rsp_buff + 4, _len)));
+   }
+ 
+   memset(rsp_buff, 0, sizeof(rsp_buff));
+@@ -494,14 +495,14 @@ hwNode & node)
+     unsigned long long cyl = 0;
+     unsigned long long sectors = 0;
+     unsigned long rpm = 0;
+-    u_int8_t *end = (u_int8_t *) rsp_buff + (u_int8_t) rsp_buff[0];
+-    u_int8_t *p = NULL;
++    uint8_t *end = rsp_buff + rsp_buff[0];
++    uint8_t *p = NULL;
+ 
+     if (rsp_buff[3] == 8)
+       sectsize = decode_3_bytes(rsp_buff + 9);
+ 
+-    p = (u_int8_t *) & rsp_buff[4];
+-    p += (u_int8_t) rsp_buff[3];
++    p = & rsp_buff[4];
++    p += rsp_buff[3];
+     while (p < end)
+     {
+       u_int8_t page = *p & 0x3F;