CVE-2016-5829
High
Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the hiddev_ioctl_usage function in drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 allow local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted (1) HIDIOCGUSAGES or (2) HIDIOCSUSAGES ioctl call.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedJun 27, 2016
First seenJun 27, 2016
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel3.2.82, 3.10.103, 3.12.62, 3.14.74, 3.16.37, 3.18.37, 4.1.28, 4.4.16, 4.6.5 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v < 3.2.82, 3.3 ≤ v < 3.10.103, 3.11 ≤ v < 3.12.62, 3.13 ≤ v < 3.14.74, 3.15 ≤ v < 3.16.37, 3.17 ≤ v < 3.18.37, 3.19 ≤ v < 4.1.28, 4.2 ≤ v < 4.4.16, 4.5 ≤ v < 4.6.5 | 3.2.82, 3.10.103, 3.12.62, 3.14.74, 3.16.37, 3.18.37, 4.1.28, 4.4.16, 4.6.5 |
| debian debian_linux | 8.0 | — |
| novell suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension | 12 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 12.04, 14.04, 16.04 | — |
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