Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-7915
Published: April 2, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11455
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7915
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a physical attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information or cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the hid_input_field function in drivers/hid/hid-core.c due to out-of-bounds read. A physical attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information or cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the hid_input_field function in drivers/hid/hid-core.c due to out-of-bounds read. A physical attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information or cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-7915
Update to version 4.6.