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USN-2038-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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USN-2038-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/16/2013
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/08/2014
Modified
07/09/2020

Description

Multiple array index errors in drivers/hid/hid-core.c in the Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11 allow physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted device that provides an invalid Report ID.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-57-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-57-generic-pae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-57-highbank
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-57-omap
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-57-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-57-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-57-virtual

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