7.8
CVSSv3

CVE-2018-9516

Published: 06/11/2018 Updated: 06/08/2019
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 641
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

In hid_debug_events_read of drivers/hid/hid-debug.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android kernel Android ID: A-71361580.

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Vendor Advisories

Synopsis Important: kernel-rt security and bug fix update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (C ...
Synopsis Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important A Common Vulnerability Scoring S ...
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks CVE-2018-6554 A memory leak in the irda_bind function in the irda subsystem was discovered A local user can take advantage of this flaw to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) CVE ...
Multiple regressions were fixed in the Linux kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel ...
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in the hid_debug_events_read() function in the drivers/hid/hid-debugc file A lack of the certain checks may allow a privileged user ("root") to achieve an out-of-bounds write and thus receiving user space buffer corruption (CVE-2018-9516) ...
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in the hid_debug_events_read() function in the drivers/hid/hid-debugc file A lack of the certain checks may allow a privileged user ("root") to achieve an out-of-bounds write and thus receiving user space buffer corruption(CVE-2018-9516) Note: The Release Date is incorrect This CVE was fixed July 2018 ...
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in the hid_debug_events_read() function in the drivers/hid/hid-debugc file A lack of the certain checks may allow a privileged user ("root") to achieve an out-of-bounds write and thus receiving userspace buffer corruption ...