CVE-2018-16276

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 3.16.58 - Out-of-Bounds Write

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

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.

References (14)

Core 14
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-1/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-2/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-1/
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1106095
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-2/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-3/
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1115593

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0008
EPSS Percentile 24.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (7)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.37 - 3.16.58
Published Aug 31, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026