An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.19.9. The USB subsystem mishandles size checks during the reading of an extra descriptor, related to __usb_get_extra_descriptor in drivers/usb/core/usb.c.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-1731-1 | linux security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-1731-2 | linux regression update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-1771-1 | linux-4.9 security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3879-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3879-2 | Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4094-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4118-1 | Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T11:51:19.390Z
Reserved: 2018-12-17T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-20169
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-12-17T07:29:00.653
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:01:00.023
Link: CVE-2018-20169
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Debian DLA
Ubuntu USN