vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-5829): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jun 27, 2016 | Aug 29, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 27, 2016
Added
Aug 29, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-95-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-95-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-95-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-95-powerpc-e500ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-95-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-95-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-95-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-95-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-109-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-109-generic-paeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-109-highbankubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-109-omapubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-109-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-109-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-109-virtualubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-1487-omap4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1021-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1024-snapdragonubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-36-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-36-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-36-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-36-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-36-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-36-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-36-powerpc64-smp
References
Rapid7 Labs
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