CVE-2013-2899 Null dereference in n/a
A physically proximate attacker can cause a denial of service via a crafted device in the Linux kernel HID subsystem when the PicoLCD 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-2013-2899?
CVE-2013-2899 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-picolcd_core.c in the Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11, when CONFIG_HID_PICOLCD is enabled, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted device.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2899?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2899?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2013-2899 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2899 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2899, GHSA-qpqr-vff3-mpj9.