CVE-2018-9516
kernel: HID: debug: Buffer overflow in hid_debug_events_read() in drivers/hid/hid-debug.c
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · September 14, 2018
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in the hid_debug_events_read() function in the drivers/hid/hid-debug.c file. A lack of the certain checks may allow a privileged user ("root") to achieve an out-of-bounds write and thus receiving user space buffer corruption.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 3.1CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer