ghsa-89vx-2gvp-fw5w
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-14 03:55
Modified
2022-05-14 03:55
Details

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.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-7915"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-11-16T05:59:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-89vx-2gvp-fw5w",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T03:55:49Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T03:55:49Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7915"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/50220dead1650609206efe91f0cc116132d59b3f"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=50220dead1650609206efe91f0cc116132d59b3f"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94138"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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