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CVE-2018-9416

In sg_remove_scat of scsi/sg.c, there is a possible memory corruption due to an unusual root cause.

CRITICAL 10.0EPSS 0.16%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In sg_remove_scat of scsi/sg.c, there is a possible memory corruption due to an unusual root cause. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

CVSS 4.0
10.0 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.16% probability · 6th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
google/android
Source
security@android.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 0.16%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 0.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.