CVE-2018-16276
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 31, 2018 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:44 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxUbuntu Linux
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%2.6.37 ≤ v < 3.16.583.17 ≤ v < 3.18.1163.19 ≤ v < 4.4.1414.10 ≤ v < 4.14.564.15 ≤ v < 4.17.74.5 ≤ v < 4.9.113
Affected range stops below 3.16.58, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.18.116, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.14.56, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.17.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.4.141, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.9.113, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f1e255d60ae66a9f672ff9a207ee6cd8e33d2679
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.17.7
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f1e255d60ae66a9f672ff9a207ee6cd8e33d2679
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/
References (14)
x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f1e255d60ae66a9f672ff9a207ee6cd8e33d2679x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1106095x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1115593x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.17.7x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f1e255d60ae66a9f672ff9a207ee6cd8e33d2679Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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