CVE-2018-9516 (GCVE-0-2018-9516)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-11-06 17:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:09
VLAI
Summary
In hid_debug_events_read of drivers/hid/hid-debug.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android kernel Android ID: A-71361580.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Elevation of privilege
Assigner
google_android CNA under the Google root
CNA scorecard E 40/100 over 198 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixe… x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Google Inc. Android Affected: Android kernel
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Date Public
2018-10-31 00:00
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