CVE-2018-16276 — Out-of-bounds Write in Kernel

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds WriteCWE-20 — Improper Input ValidationCWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read22 documents7 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
OSV5.5
EPSS
0.1%
top 75.80%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Linux KernelDebian LinuxCanonical Ubuntu Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedAug 31
Latest updateMay 14

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel2.6.37 — 3.16.58+5
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 4.17.8-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 3.13.0-164.214+2
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 4.17.8-1 (bookworm)

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0, 9.0, Ubuntu Linux 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: github.com ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

8
GHSA
GHSA-wjj9-4g79-4c2c: An issue was discovered in yurex_read in drivers/usb/misc/yurex↗2022-05-14
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OSV
linux vulnerabilities↗2018-12-20
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OSV
linux-azure vulnerabilities↗2018-12-20
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OSV
linux-hwe, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-gcp vulnerabilities↗2018-12-20
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OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-kvm, linux-oem, linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities↗2018-12-20
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📋Vendor Advisories

10
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities↗2018-12-20
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2018-12-20
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2018-12-20
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities↗2018-12-20
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities↗2018-12-20
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-19270 kernel: Out-of-bounds read in drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c:yurex_read allows for DoS or potential code execution↗2018-11-19
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16276 kernel: incorrect bounds checking in yurex_read in drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c↗2018-08-31
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16276 kernel: incorrect bounds checking in yurex_read in drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c [fedora-all]↗2018-08-31
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