CVE-2016-7915 Information disclosure in n/a
A physically proximate attacker can read kernel memory or crash the system by connecting a malicious HID device to a 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-2016-7915?
CVE-2016-7915 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Nov 2016. 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
The hid_input_field function in drivers/hid/hid-core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by connecting a device, as demonstrated by a Logitech DJ receiver.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7915?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7915?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-7915 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7915 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7915, GHSA-89vx-2gvp-fw5w, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7915.