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. This could…
- 7.8HighCVSS base score
- 0.43%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 63% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By google_android
- 7 months later
· 7 months later
Published
- 6 years later
· 6 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.43% · top 63% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Affected products
- affected Android kernel
References
9
- [debian-lts-announce] 20181003 [SECURITY] [DLA 1531-1] linux-4.9 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-3871-5 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-3871-4 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-09-01 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-4308 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- USN-3871-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-3871-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:2043 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:2029 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-21110 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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