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CVE-2018-16276
An issue was discovered in yurex_read in drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c in the...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-1/
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f1e255d60ae66a9f672ff9a207ee6cd8e33d2679
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-1/
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1106095
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f1e255d60ae66a9f672ff9a207ee6cd8e33d2679
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-3/
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1115593
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.17.7
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Affected Vendor
linux
View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.37, 3.17, 3.19, 4.5, 4.10, 4.15, 8.0, 9.0, 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 31st, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.