vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-7915): linux vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Nov 16, 2016 | Nov 19, 2024 | Sep 1, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 16, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Sep 1, 2025
Description
The hid_input_field function in drivers/hid/hid-core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by connecting a device, as demonstrated by a Logitech DJ receiver.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linuxubuntu-upgrade-linux-armadaxpubuntu-upgrade-linux-lts-trustyubuntu-upgrade-linux-lts-vividubuntu-upgrade-linux-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-snapdragonubuntu-upgrade-linux-ti-omap4
References
- CVE-2016-7915
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-7915
- CWE-125
- URL-http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=50220dead1650609206efe91f0cc116132d59b3f
- URL-http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
- URL-https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/50220dead1650609206efe91f0cc116132d59b3f
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7915
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