CVE-2013-2896 Null dereference in n/a
A physically proximate attacker can cause a denial of service in the Linux kernel via a crafted HID device when the NTRIG driver is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-2896?
CVE-2013-2896 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 13 Sep 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c in the Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11, when CONFIG_HID_NTRIG is enabled, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted device.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2896?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2896?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2013-2896 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2896 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2896, GHSA-p7fm-4893-q559.