Out-of-Bounds Affecting perf package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-PERF-1387587
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed14 Sept 2018

Introduced: 14 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-9516  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 perf.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf package and not the perf package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.