Description
Multiple array index errors in drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c in the Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11, when CONFIG_HID_MULTITOUCH is enabled, allow physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption, or NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted device.
Published: 2013-09-13
Score: 4.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-2836 Multiple array index errors in drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c in the Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11, when CONFIG_HID_MULTITOUCH is enabled, allow physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption, or NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted device.
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History

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00035}

epss

{'score': 0.00028}


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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:52:21.549Z

Reserved: 2013-04-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-2897

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-09-16T13:01:44.987

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-2897

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-2897 - Bugzilla

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