CVE-2018-9516
In hid_debug_events_read of drivers/hid/hid-debug.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In hid_debug_events_read of drivers/hid/hid-debug.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android kernel Android ID: A-71361580.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 37th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- google/android · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- security@android.com
EPSS 0.4% 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.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-09-01Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-09-01Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.