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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00053.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91450 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00048.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00027.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93a2001bdfd5376c3dc2158653034c20392d15c5 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2006.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00054.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00051.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00049.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00050.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/93a2001bdfd5376c3dc2158653034c20392d15c5 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00052.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/26/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-2 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5829?
CVE-2016-5829 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5829?
To fix CVE-2016-5829, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-5829 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-5829 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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