Is CVE-2018-9516 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-9516 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-9516?

CVE-2018-9516 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-9516?

CVE-2018-9516 has an EPSS score of 0.41% (33th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-9516?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 4.17.6-1 or later. Fixes are available for 39 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-9516

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:4.17.6-1CVE-2018-9516

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-44.47USN-3871-1

linux-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1032.34USN-3871-3

linux-aws-hweUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1032.34~16.04.1USN-3871-4

linux-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1037.39~14.04.2USN-3871-5

Fixed in:4.15.0-1037.39~16.04.1USN-3871-5

Fixed in:4.15.0-1037.39USN-3871-5

linux-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1027.28~16.04.1USN-3871-4

Fixed in:4.15.0-1027.28USN-3871-3

linux-hweUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-45.48~16.04.1USN-3871-4

linux-image-4.15.0-1027-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1027.28~16.04.1USN-3871-4

Fixed in:4.15.0-1027.28USN-3871-3

linux-image-4.15.0-1029-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1029.29USN-3871-3

linux-image-4.15.0-1031-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1031.33USN-3871-3

linux-image-4.15.0-1032-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1032.34~16.04.1USN-3871-4

Fixed in:4.15.0-1032.34USN-3871-3

linux-image-4.15.0-1033-oemUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1033.38USN-3871-3

linux-image-4.15.0-1037-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1037.39~14.04.2USN-3871-5

Fixed in:4.15.0-1037.39~16.04.1USN-3871-5

Fixed in:4.15.0-1037.39USN-3871-5

linux-image-4.15.0-44-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-44.47USN-3871-1

linux-image-4.15.0-44-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-44.47USN-3871-1

linux-image-4.15.0-44-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-44.47USN-3871-1

linux-image-4.15.0-44-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-44.47USN-3871-1

linux-image-4.15.0-45-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-45.48~16.04.1USN-3871-4

linux-image-4.15.0-45-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-45.48~16.04.1USN-3871-4

linux-image-4.15.0-45-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-45.48~16.04.1USN-3871-4

linux-image-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1032.31USN-3871-3

linux-image-aws-hweUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1032.33USN-3871-4

linux-image-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1037.24USN-3871-5

Fixed in:4.15.0.1037.42USN-3871-5

Fixed in:4.15.0.1037.37USN-3871-5

linux-image-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1027.41USN-3871-4

Fixed in:4.15.0.1027.29USN-3871-3

linux-image-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.44.46USN-3871-1

linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.45.66USN-3871-4

linux-image-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.44.46USN-3871-1

linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.45.66USN-3871-4

linux-image-gkeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1027.41USN-3871-4

Fixed in:4.15.0.1027.29USN-3871-3

linux-image-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1029.29USN-3871-3

linux-image-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.44.46USN-3871-1

linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.45.66USN-3871-4

linux-image-oemUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.45.66USN-3871-4

Fixed in:4.15.0.1033.38USN-3871-3

linux-image-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1031.29USN-3871-3

linux-image-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.44.46USN-3871-1

linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.45.66USN-3871-4

linux-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1029.29USN-3871-3

linux-oemUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1033.38USN-3871-3

linux-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1031.33USN-3871-3

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days

33rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 33% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

source.android.com

Third-Party Advisory6

Other references2

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