diff -u lshw-02.16/debian/changelog lshw-02.16/debian/changelog
--- lshw-02.16/debian/changelog
+++ lshw-02.16/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+lshw (02.16-2ubuntu1.4) trusty; urgency=medium
+
+  * use local var and use uint8_t instead of char where unsigned
+    is needed (LP: #1471983)
+
+ -- Dan Streetman <dan.streetman@canonical.com>  Thu, 19 Oct 2017 10:19:02 -0400
+
 lshw (02.16-2ubuntu1.3) trusty-proposed; urgency=medium
 
   * Backport cpuinfo support for aarch64 (LP: #1485086)
diff -u lshw-02.16/debian/patches/series lshw-02.16/debian/patches/series
--- lshw-02.16/debian/patches/series
+++ lshw-02.16/debian/patches/series
@@ -19,0 +20,2 @@
+presumably-fix-653.patch
+fix-701-SCSI-inquiry-fails-on-IA64.patch
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- lshw-02.16.orig/debian/patches/fix-701-SCSI-inquiry-fails-on-IA64.patch
+++ lshw-02.16/debian/patches/fix-701-SCSI-inquiry-fails-on-IA64.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+From: Lyonel Vincent <lyonel@ezix.org>
+Subject: [PATCH] fix #701 (SCSI inquiry fails on IA64)
+Bug-Ubuntu: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lshw/+bug/1471983
+Description: USB HDD makes lshw segfault.
+ In some cases, lshw segfault, when there is a external USB drive connected to the system.
+Origin: upstream, https://ezix.org/src/pkg/lshw/commit/7b57987bb21d8c178c9beba1f5a574eb0af18e54
+
+
+git-svn-id: http://ezix.org/source/packages/lshw/development@2585 811e2811-9fd9-0310-a116-b6e8ac943c8b
+---
+ src/core/scsi.cc | 21 +++++++++++----------
+ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/core/scsi.cc b/src/core/scsi.cc
+index 4aaec81..e0399ab 100644
+--- a/src/core/scsi.cc
++++ b/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;
+-- 
+2.14.1
+
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- lshw-02.16.orig/debian/patches/presumably-fix-653.patch
+++ lshw-02.16/debian/patches/presumably-fix-653.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+From: Lyonel Vincent <lyonel@ezix.org>
+Subject: [PATCH] (presumably) fix #653
+Bug-Ubuntu: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lshw/+bug/1471983
+Description: USB HDD makes lshw segfault.
+ In some cases, lshw segfault, when there is a external USB drive connected to the system.
+Origin: upstream, https://ezix.org/src/pkg/lshw/commit/d048d300b5daeb44887a7fc06ddeb120119cac8a
+
+
+git-svn-id: http://ezix.org/source/packages/lshw/development@2535 811e2811-9fd9-0310-a116-b6e8ac943c8b
+---
+ src/core/scsi.cc | 6 +++---
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/core/scsi.cc b/src/core/scsi.cc
+index ed059cb..d85fcc8 100644
+--- a/src/core/scsi.cc
++++ b/src/core/scsi.cc
+@@ -481,9 +481,9 @@ hwNode & node)
+   memset(rsp_buff, 0, sizeof(rsp_buff));
+   if (do_inq(sg_fd, 0, 1, 0x80, rsp_buff, MX_ALLOC_LEN, 0))
+   {
+-    len = rsp_buff[3];
+-    if (len > 0)
+-      node.setSerial(hw::strip(string(rsp_buff + 4, len)));
++    char _len = rsp_buff[3];
++    if (_len > 0)
++      node.setSerial(hw::strip(string(rsp_buff + 4, _len)));
+   }
+ 
+   memset(rsp_buff, 0, sizeof(rsp_buff));
+-- 
+2.14.1
+