SB2014092818 - Buffer overflow in Linux kernel hid driver
Published: September 28, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014092818
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3186)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the picolcd_raw_event() function in drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_core.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=844817e47eef14141cf59b8d5ac08dd11c0a9189
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/11/22
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69763
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2376-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2377-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2379-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1141407
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=101
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/844817e47eef14141cf59b8d5ac08dd11c0a9189