Same issue in kernel 4.4.  Is there a backport for 16.04?

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
Release:	16.04
Codename:	xenial

$ uname -a
Linux rig01 4.4.0-92-generic #115-Ubuntu SMP Thu Aug 10 09:04:33 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ dmesg
[81862.720112] xhci_hcd 0000:0d:00.0: ERROR Transfer event TRB DMA ptr not part of current TD ep_index 4 comp_code 13
[81862.720120] xhci_hcd 0000:0d:00.0: Looking for event-dma 0000001fa64e2110 trb-start 0000001fa64e20f0 trb-end 0000001fa64e20f0 seg-start 0000001fa64e2000 seg-end 0000001fa64e2ff0
[81862.720299] xhci_hcd 0000:0d:00.0: ERROR Transfer event TRB DMA ptr not part of current TD ep_index 4 comp_code 13
[81862.720302] xhci_hcd 0000:0d:00.0: Looking for event-dma 0000001fa64e2120 trb-start 0000001fa64e20f0 trb-end 0000001fa64e20f0 seg-start 0000001fa64e2000 seg-end 0000001fa64e2ff0
[81862.720687] xhci_hcd 0000:0d:00.0: ERROR Transfer event TRB DMA ptr not part of current TD ep_index 4 comp_code 13
[81862.720694] xhci_hcd 0000:0d:00.0: Looking for event-dma 0000001fa64e2130 trb-start 0000001fa64e20f0 trb-end 0000001fa64e20f0 seg-start 0000001fa64e2000 seg-end 0000001fa64e2ff0
[81862.720911] xhci_hcd 0000:0d:00.0: ERROR Transfer event TRB DMA ptr not part of current TD ep_index 4 comp_code 13
[81862.720914] xhci_hcd 0000:0d:00.0: Looking for event-dma 0000001fa64e2140 trb-start 0000001fa64e20f0 trb-end 0000001fa64e20f0 seg-start 0000001fa64e2000 seg-end 0000001fa64e2ff0
[81862.722506] xhci_hcd 0000:0d:00.0: ERROR Transfer event TRB DMA ptr not part of current TD ep_index 4 comp_code 13
[81862.722513] xhci_hcd 0000:0d:00.0: Looking for event-dma 0000001fa64e2150 trb-start 0000001fa64e20f0 trb-end 0000001fa64e20f0 seg-start 0000001fa64e2000 seg-end 0000001fa64e2ff0
[81862.722584] xhci_hcd 0000:0d:00.0: ERROR Transfer event TRB DMA ptr not part of current TD ep_index 4 comp_code 13
[81862.722588] xhci_hcd 0000:0d:00.0: Looking for event-dma 0000001fa64e2160 trb-start 0000001fa64e20f0 trb-end 0000001fa64e20f0 seg-start 0000001fa64e2000 seg-end 0000001fa64e2ff0

$ lsusb -s 006:002 -v

Bus 006 Device 002: ID 0b95:1790 ASIX Electronics Corp. AX88179 Gigabit Ethernet
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               3.00
  bDeviceClass          255 Vendor Specific Class
  bDeviceSubClass       255 Vendor Specific Subclass
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0         9
  idVendor           0x0b95 ASIX Electronics Corp.
  idProduct          0x1790 AX88179 Gigabit Ethernet
  bcdDevice            1.00
  iManufacturer           1 ASIX Elec. Corp.
  iProduct                2 AX88179
  iSerial                 3 0000249B1E94E5
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           57
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0 
    bmAttributes         0xa0
      (Bus Powered)
      Remote Wakeup
    MaxPower              124mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           3
      bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass    255 Vendor Specific Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol      0 
      iInterface              4 Network_Interface
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0008  1x 8 bytes
        bInterval              11
        bMaxBurst               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x82  EP 2 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst               3
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x03  EP 3 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst              15
Binary Object Store Descriptor:
  bLength                 5
  bDescriptorType        15
  wTotalLength           22
  bNumDeviceCaps          2
  USB 2.0 Extension Device Capability:
    bLength                 7
    bDescriptorType        16
    bDevCapabilityType      2
    bmAttributes   0x00000002
      Link Power Management (LPM) Supported
  SuperSpeed USB Device Capability:
    bLength                10
    bDescriptorType        16
    bDevCapabilityType      3
    bmAttributes         0x00
    wSpeedsSupported   0x000e
      Device can operate at Full Speed (12Mbps)
      Device can operate at High Speed (480Mbps)
      Device can operate at SuperSpeed (5Gbps)
    bFunctionalitySupport   1
      Lowest fully-functional device speed is Full Speed (12Mbps)
    bU1DevExitLat           1 micro seconds
    bU2DevExitLat         101 micro seconds
Device Status:     0x0000
  (Bus Powered)