CVE-2018-16276

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f1e255d60ae66a9f672ff9a207ee6cd8e33d2679 third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1106095 issue tracking
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f1e255d60ae66a9f672ff9a207ee6cd8e33d2679 patch vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-3/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1115593 issue tracking
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.17.7 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16276?
CVE-2018-16276 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16276?
To fix CVE-2018-16276, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-16276 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-16276 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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