CVE-2018-16276

Name: CVE-2018-16276
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-08-31T16:29:00.297+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 0.44%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-16276 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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:H

EPSS Probability

0.44%

35.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 2.6.37, < 3.16.58
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 3.17, < 3.18.116
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 3.19, < 4.4.141
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 4.5, < 4.9.113
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 4.10, < 4.14.56
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 4.15, < 4.17.7
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04

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
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-16276?

How severe is CVE-2018-16276?

CVE-2018-16276 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-16276?

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Source: NVD / NIST