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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DLA-1531-1 | linux-4.9 security update |
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DSA-4308-1 | linux security update |
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EUVD-2018-8128 | 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. |
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USN-3776-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3776-2 | Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3847-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3847-2 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3847-3 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3849-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3849-2 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T10:17:38.431Z
Reserved: 2018-08-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-16276

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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-08-31T16:29:00.297
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:52:26.303
Link: CVE-2018-16276


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