Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-2892
Published: September 16, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42580
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2892
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
drivers/hid/hid-pl.c in the Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11, when CONFIG_HID_PANTHERLORD is enabled, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds write) via a crafted device.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-2892
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-input&m=137772185414625&w=1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/28/13
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1490.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62049
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1976-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1977-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2019-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2021-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2022-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2024-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2038-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2039-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2050-1