Ubuntu.comUB:CVE-2016-7915CVE-2016-7915
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
45.7%
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support |
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux | < 3.2.0-106.147 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | linux | < 3.13.0-92.139 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux | < 4.4.0-31.50 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux-armadaxp | < 3.2.0-1669.95 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux-lts-trusty | < 3.13.0-92.139~precise1 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | linux-lts-vivid | < 3.19.0-65.73~14.04.1 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | linux-lts-xenial | < 4.4.0-31.50~14.04.1 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux-raspi2 | < 4.4.0-1017.23 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux-snapdragon | < 4.4.0-1020.23 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux-ti-omap4 | < 3.2.0-1484.111 | UNKNOWN |
References
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=50220dead1650609206efe91f0cc116132d59b3f
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/50220dead1650609206efe91f0cc116132d59b3f
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-7915
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7915
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7915
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7915
Related
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
45.7%