Description
An issue was discovered in yurex_read in drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c in the Linux kernel before 4.17.7. Local attackers could use user access read/writes with incorrect bounds checking in the yurex USB driver to crash the kernel or potentially escalate privileges.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f1e255d60ae66a9f672ff9a207ee6cd8e33d2679Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1106095Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1115593Issue Tracking
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.17.7Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f1e255d60ae66a9f672ff9a207ee6cd8e33d2679Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-3/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f1e255d60ae66a9f672ff9a207ee6cd8e33d2679Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1106095Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1115593Issue Tracking
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.17.7Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f1e255d60ae66a9f672ff9a207ee6cd8e33d2679Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-3/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 31, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified