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CVE-2016-5829

Description

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.8
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.065

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Linux kernel (USN-3071-1) linux-image-3.13.0-95-generic_3.13.0-95.142_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-3071-1) linux-image-3.13.0-95-generic_3.13.0-95.142_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-3071-1) linux-image-3.13.0-95-lowlatency_3.13.0-95.142_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-3071-1) linux-image-3.13.0-95-lowlatency_3.13.0-95.142_amd64.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty for Precise (USN-3071-2) linux-image-3.13.0-95-generic_3.13.0-95.142~precise1_i386.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty for Precise (USN-3071-2) linux-image-3.13.0-95-generic_3.13.0-95.142~precise1_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-3072-1) linux-image-3.2.0-109-generic_3.2.0-109.150_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-3072-1) linux-image-3.2.0-109-generic_3.2.0-109.150_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-3072-1) linux-image-3.2.0-109-virtual_3.2.0-109.150_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-3072-1) linux-image-3.2.0-109-virtual_3.2.0-109.150_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-3072-1) linux-image-3.2.0-109-generic-pae_3.2.0-109.150_i386.debLinux
Dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.13.2.el6uek update (ELSA-2016-3623) dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.13.2.el6uek-0.4.5-3.el6.x86_64.rpmLinux
Dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.13.2.el7uek update (ELSA-2016-3623) dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.13.2.el7uek-0.4.5-3.el7.x86_64.rpmLinux
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability (CVE-2016-5829)NCM

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234