CVE-2018-9363
kernel: Buffer overflow in hidp_process_report
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · August 16, 2018
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A buffer overflow due to a singed-unsigned comparsion was found in hidp_process_report() in the net/bluetooth/hidp/core.c in the Linux kernel. The buffer length is an unsigned int but gets cast to a signed int which in certain conditions can lead to a system panic and a denial-of-service.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 6.1CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/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