CVE-2018-9516

unknown
Published — · Modified —
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
VIR risk

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-9516

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9516.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
debian debianbookwormfixed4.17.6-1
debian debianbullseyefixed4.17.6-1
debian debianforkyfixed4.17.6-1
debian debiansidfixed4.17.6-1
debian debiantrixiefixed4.17.6-1

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.