{"id":"CVE-2018-9516","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-9516","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T23:38:49.611Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2018-11-06T17:29:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:06:51.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@android.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-787"],"affected":["google/android","debian/debian linux","canonical/ubuntu linux"],"epss":{"score":0.00425,"percentile":0.36602,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029","source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043","source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-09-01","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-09-01","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9516","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}