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CVE-2016-7915
published 2016-11-16

CVE-2016-7915: 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…

PriorityP424medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHINAN
EPSS
1.74%
75.5th percentile
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.

Affected

7 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 4.6.1-1 (bookworm)linux 4.6.1-1 (bookworm)
googleandroid
linuxlinux_kernel<= 4.5.7
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.6.1-14.6.1-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.6.1-14.6.1-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.6.1-14.6.1-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.6.1-14.6.1-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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