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CVE-2018-9363

kernel: Buffer overflow in hidp_process_report

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.1

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

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 6.1
CVSS: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