CVE-2016-5829

HIGH

Linux kernel <4.6.3 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

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.

References (30)

Core 30

Core References

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00053.html

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91450

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00048.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00027.html

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93a2001bdfd5376c3dc2158653034c20392d15c5

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2006.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00054.html

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00051.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00049.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00050.html

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/93a2001bdfd5376c3dc2158653034c20392d15c5

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00052.html

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/26/2

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-2

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-1

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0012

EPSS Percentile 30.3%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (6)

canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04

debian/debian_linux 8.0

linux/linux_kernel < 3.2.82

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension 12 sp1

Published Jun 27, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026