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CVE-2016-5829
published 2016-06-27

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…

PriorityP433high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.46%
37.3th percentile
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.

Affected

21 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
debiandebian_linux
debianlinux< linux 4.6.3-1 (bookworm)linux 4.6.3-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux_kernel< 3.2.823.2.82
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.6.3-14.6.3-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.6.3-14.6.3-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.6.3-14.6.3-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.6.3-14.6.3-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 3.13.0-95.1423.13.0-95.142
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.4.0-36.554.4.0-36.55
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.11 < 3.12.623.12.62
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.13 < 3.14.743.14.74
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.15 < 3.16.373.16.37
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.17 < 3.18.373.18.37
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.19 < 4.1.284.1.28
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.3 < 3.10.1033.10.103
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.2 < 4.4.164.4.16
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.5 < 4.6.54.6.5
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.5HIGH
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