CVE-2016-7915 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.5