CWE Code: 20
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Improper Input Validation
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2018-08-31
Last Modified Date: 2019-03-08
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CWE Code: 20
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Improper Input Validation
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2018-08-31
Last Modified Date: 2019-03-08
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