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.
Published: 2016-06-27
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-609-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3616-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-6764 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3070-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3070-2 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3070-3 Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3070-4 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3071-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3071-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3072-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3072-2 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
References
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93a2001bdfd5376c3dc2158653034c20392d15c5 cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00027.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00048.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00049.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00050.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00051.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00052.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00053.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00054.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2006.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/26/2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91450 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-2 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/93a2001bdfd5376c3dc2158653034c20392d15c5 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5829 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5829 cve-icon
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Linux Linux Kernel
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Extras Rt
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:15:10.765Z

Reserved: 2016-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5829

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Status : Modified

Published: 2016-06-27T10:59:14.393

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-5829

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-06-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-5829 - Bugzilla

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