Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2018-16276
Published: September 4, 2018 / Updated: September 5, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14625
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16276
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds access condition in the yurex_read function, as defined in the drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c source code file. A remote unauthenticated attacker can execute a specially crafted program that submits malicious, trigger memory corruption and gain elevated privileges or cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-16276
Update to version 4.17.7 or later.