CVE-2016-7915
Moderate
CVE-2016-7915
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.
Exploit probability
1.7%
Published
November 16, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 15, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-7915
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=50220dead1650609206efe91f0cc116132d59b3f
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94138
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/50220dead1650609206efe91f0cc116132d59b3f