UBUNTU-CVE-2018-9516

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-9516

    Published: 6 Nov 2018Last Modified: 18 Aug 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-9516
    Aliases:
    USN-3871-1
    USN-3871-3
    USN-3871-4

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-9516, https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=717adfdaf14704fd3ec7fa2c04520c0723247eac, https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-09-01, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3871-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3871-3, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3871-4, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3871-5, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9516

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-aws

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.4.0-1028.31

    Affected versions

    4.4.0-1002.2
    4.4.0-1003.3
    4.4.0-1005.5
    4.4.0-1006.6
    4.4.0-1009.9
    4.4.0-1010.10
    4.4.0-1011.11
    4.4.0-1012.12
    4.4.0-1014.14
    4.4.0-1016.16
    4.4.0-1017.17
    4.4.0-1019.19
    4.4.0-1022.22
    4.4.0-1023.23
    4.4.0-1024.25
    4.4.0-1025.26
    4.4.0-1027.30

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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