CVE-2016-5829
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)…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · linux/linux kernel · novell/suse linux enterprise real time extension · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93a2001bdfd5376c3dc2158653034c20392d15c5Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00048.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00049.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00050.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00051.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00052.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00053.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00054.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2006.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/26/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91450Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-2Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/93a2001bdfd5376c3dc2158653034c20392d15c5Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.