Description
An issue was discovered in yurex_read in drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c in the Linux kernel before 4.17.7. Local attackers could use user access read/writes with incorrect bounds checking in the yurex USB driver to crash the kernel or potentially escalate privileges.
Published: 2018-08-31
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1531-1 linux-4.9 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4308-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-8128 An issue was discovered in yurex_read in drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c in the Linux kernel before 4.17.7. Local attackers could use user access read/writes with incorrect bounds checking in the yurex USB driver to crash the kernel or potentially escalate privileges.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3776-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3776-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3847-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3847-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3847-3 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3849-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3849-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:17:38.431Z

Reserved: 2018-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-16276

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-08-31T16:29:00.297

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:52:26.303

Link: CVE-2018-16276

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-07-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-16276 - Bugzilla

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