CVE-2018-9516 — Out-of-bounds Write in INC Android

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds WriteCWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer12 documents8 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 80.48%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Linux KernelGoogle INC AndroidCanonical Ubuntu Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 6
Latest updateMay 14

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5google_inc/androidAndroid kernel
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 4.17.6-1+3

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

Patches

Patch: source.android.com ↗Patch: source.android.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-c2cw-mr63-g5r3: In hid_debug_events_read of drivers/hid/hid-debug↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2018-9516: In hid_debug_events_read of drivers/hid/hid-debug↗2018-11-06
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CVEList
CVE-2018-9516: In hid_debug_events_read of drivers/hid/hid-debug↗2018-11-06
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📋Vendor Advisories

6
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities↗2019-02-07
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (AWS, GCP, KVM, OEM, Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities↗2019-02-04
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities↗2019-02-04
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2019-01-29
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Red Hat
kernel: HID: debug: Buffer overflow in hid_debug_events_read() in drivers/hid/hid-debug.c↗2018-09-14
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-9516 kernel: HID: debug: Buffer overflow in hid_debug_events_read() in drivers/hid/hid-debug.c [fedora-all]↗2018-09-19
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-9516 kernel: HID: debug: Buffer overflow in hid_debug_events_read() in drivers/hid/hid-debug.c↗2018-09-19
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