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Bug 1404733 - (CVE-2016-7915) CVE-2016-7915 kernel: HID: core: prevent out-of-bound readings
CVE-2016-7915 kernel: HID: core: prevent out-of-bound readings
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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All Linux
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Assigned To: Red Hat Product Security
impact=low,public=20160119,reported=2...
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Depends On: 1311883 1405202
Blocks: 1395269
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Reported: 2016-12-14 09:10 EST by Vladis Dronov
Modified: 2017-03-27 01:15 EDT (History)
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The hid_input_field() function in 'drivers/hid/hid-core.c' in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by connecting a device.
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Last Closed: 2016-12-14 09:22:37 EST
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Description Vladis Dronov 2016-12-14 09:10:01 EST 
The hid_input_field() function in 'drivers/hid/hid-core.c' in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by connecting a device, as demonstrated by a Logitech DJ receiver.

References:

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html

https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-7915

Upstream patch:

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=50220dead1650609206efe91f0cc116132d59b3f
Comment 1 Vladis Dronov 2016-12-14 09:19:57 EST 
Statement:

This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6. This has been rated as having Low security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.

This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG-2 as the flaw was already fixed in the products listed.
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