CVE-2018-9516: Buffer Overflow
First published: Fri Sep 14 2018(Updated: )
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in the hid_debug_events_read() function in the drivers/hid/hid-debug.c file. A lack of the certain checks may allow a privileged user ("root") to achieve an out-of-bounds write and thus receiving user space buffer corruption.
Credit: security@android.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| redhat/kernel-rt | <0:3.10.0-1062.rt56.1022.el7 | 0:3.10.0-1062.rt56.1022.el7 |
| redhat/kernel | <0:3.10.0-1062.el7 | 0:3.10.0-1062.el7 |
| Android | ||
| Debian | =8.0 | |
| Debian | =9.0 | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =18.04 | |
| Ubuntu | =14.04 | |
| Ubuntu | =16.04 | |
| Ubuntu | =18.04 | |
| debian/linux | 5.10.223-1 5.10.234-1 6.1.123-1 6.1.128-1 6.12.12-1 6.12.17-1 |
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Reference Links
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9516 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9516
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1631036
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-9516
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-09-01
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-9516
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=717adfdaf14704fd3ec7fa2c04520c0723247eac
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1669187
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1631037
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/717adfdaf14704fd3ec7fa2c04520c0723247eac
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-9516
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-9516
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9516
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-9516
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2018-9516?
CVE-2018-9516 is considered to have a high severity due to the potential for user space buffer corruption.
How do I fix CVE-2018-9516?
To fix CVE-2018-9516, upgrade your Linux kernel to the recommended patched versions provided by your distribution.
Which Linux distributions are affected by CVE-2018-9516?
CVE-2018-9516 affects various distributions including Red Hat, Debian, and Ubuntu.
Can CVE-2018-9516 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2018-9516 requires local access as it needs a privileged user (root) to exploit the vulnerability.
What components of the Linux kernel are related to CVE-2018-9516?
CVE-2018-9516 is related to the hid_debug_events_read() function in the drivers/hid/hid-debug.c file.
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