CVE-2014-3182 Memory corruption in n/a
A physically proximate attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted Logitech device due to an array index error in the Linux kernel.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-3182?
CVE-2014-3182 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 28 Sep 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Array index error in the logi_dj_raw_event function in drivers/hid/hid-logitech-dj.c in the Linux kernel before 3.16.2 allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (invalid kfree) via a crafted device that provides a malformed REPORT_TYPE_NOTIF_DEVICE_UNPAIRED value.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3182?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3182?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-3182 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3182 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3182, GHSA-63g2-9wjq-ff4j, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3182.