| Release Date: | 2018-12-17 | |
| Impact: | None | What is this? |
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.19.9. The USB subsystem mishandles size checks during the reading of an extra descriptor, related to __usb_get_extra_descriptor in drivers/usb/core/usb.c.
See more information about CVE-2018-20169 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score: | 6.8 |
| Vector String: | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Version: | 3.0 |
| Attack Vector: | Physical |
| Attack Complexity: | Low |
| Privileges Required: | None |
| User Interaction: | None |
| Scope: | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact: | High |
| Integrity Impact: | High |
| Availability Impact: | High |
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2019-4855 | 2019-11-21 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.40.1.el6uek) | ELSA-2019-4854 | 2019-11-20 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2019-4729 | 2019-07-29 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2019-4854 | 2019-11-20 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2019-4855 | 2019-11-21 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.40.1.el7uek) | ELSA-2019-4854 | 2019-11-20 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel) | ELSA-2020-1016 | 2020-04-06 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2019-4729 | 2019-07-29 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2019-4854 | 2019-11-20 |
| Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel) | ELSA-2019-3517 | 2019-11-14 |
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