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SUSE: CVE-2016-7915: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2016-7915: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/16/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/29/2018
Modified
02/04/2022

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-kernel-default
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-docs
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-ec2
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-ec2-devel
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-ec2-extra

References

  • SUSE-SU-2018:0834-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0848-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:1080-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:1172-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:1309-1
  • RHSA-2016:2574
  • 94138
  • CVE-2016-7915
  • DLA-772-1
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