Description
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.
Published: 2018-12-17
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1731-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1731-2 linux regression update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1771-1 linux-4.9 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3879-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3879-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4094-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4118-1 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
History

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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Mrg Rhel Aus Rhel E4s Rhel Eus Rhel Extras Rt Rhel Tus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T11:51:19.390Z

Reserved: 2018-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-20169

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-12-17T07:29:00.653

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:01:00.023

Link: CVE-2018-20169

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-12-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-20169 - Bugzilla

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