CVE-2016-7915
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.6.1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.6.1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.6.1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.6.1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.6.1-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=50220dead1650609206efe91f0cc116132d59b3f
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94138
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/50220dead1650609206efe91f0cc116132d59b3f
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7915.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7915
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.