DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16276

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CVE-2018-16276
Published: 31 Aug 2018, 16:29
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:18

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

31 Aug 2018, 16:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:18
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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 Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.17.8-1 | < 4.17.8-1 | < 4.17.8-1 | < 4.17.8-1

References (1)