CVE-2018-16276
kernel: incorrect bounds checking in yurex_read in drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · July 6, 2018
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
An out-of-bounds access issue was discovered in yurex_read() in drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use user access read/writes with incorrect bounds checking in the yurex USB driver to crash the kernel or potentially escalate privileges.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 5.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer