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UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16276 High

UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16276

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.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published August 31, 2018
Required by Not available
Last source change April 22, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux

142 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-aws

19 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-azure

5 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

59 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux

81 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-aws

40 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-azure

28 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-gcp

24 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

44 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-kvm

19 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-raspi2

53 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

51 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux

22 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws

17 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure

19 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-kvm

17 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oem

14 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-raspi2

19 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke

51 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi2

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-raspi-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS linux-fips

3 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

related USN-3849-2

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16276

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.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence