CVE-2018-9516

Aliases:UBUNTU-CVE-2018-9516DEBIAN-CVE-2018-9516
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 21
Modified
Published: 06 Nov 2018, 17:00
Last modified:16 Sept 2024, 17:09

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.41% LOW
0% probability +0.37%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

06 Nov 2018, 17:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
16 Sept 2024, 17:09
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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 Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.41%• Percentile: 35%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-787•Out-of-bounds Write

    The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04

  • debian•linux

    < 4.17.6-1 | < 4.17.6-1 | < 4.17.6-1 | < 4.17.6-1

  • ubuntu•linux

    all | < 4.4.0-134.160 | < 4.15.0-44.47

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    < 4.4.0-1028.31 | < 4.4.0-1066.76 | < 4.15.0-1032.34

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-hwe

    < 4.15.0-1032.34~16.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    < 4.15.0-1037.39~14.04.2 | < 4.15.0-1037.39~16.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1037.39

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-fips

    < 4.4.0-1008.10

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    < 4.15.0-1027.28~16.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1027.28

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe

    < 4.15.0-45.48~16.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-6.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-kvm

    < 4.4.0-1032.38 | < 4.15.0-1029.29

  • ubuntu•linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-xenial

    < 4.4.0-134.160~14.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-oem

    < 4.15.0-1033.38

  • ubuntu•linux-raspi-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-raspi2

    < 4.4.0-1095.103 | < 4.15.0-1031.33 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-riscv

    all | all

  • ubuntu•linux-snapdragon

    < 4.4.0-1099.104 | < 4.15.0-1053.57

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0 | 9.0

  • google inc.•android

    Android kernel

  • google•android

    na

References (17)