CVE-2014-3186
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
6.9
VIR risk
6.9
Description
Buffer overflow in the picolcd_raw_event function in devices/hid/hid-picolcd_core.c in the PicoLCD HID device driver in the Linux kernel through 3.16.3, as used in Android on Nexus 7 devices, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted device that sends a large report.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3186
Vendor advisory: chrome-cve-admin@google.com — http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=844817e47eef14141cf59b8d5ac08dd11c0a9189
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.16.5-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.16.5-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.16.5-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.16.5-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.16.5-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 3.2.63 | |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=844817e47eef14141cf59b8d5ac08dd11c0a9189
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/11/22
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69763
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2376-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2377-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2379-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1141407
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=101
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/844817e47eef14141cf59b8d5ac08dd11c0a9189
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3186
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.