High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 27, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-5829
CVE-2016-5829
Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the hiddev_ioctl_usage function in drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 allow local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted (1) HIDIOCGUSAGES or (2) HIDIOCSUSAGES ioctl call.
Affected products
6- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
30- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00027.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00048.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00049.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00050.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00051.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00052.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00053.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00054.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2006.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/26/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91450nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/93a2001bdfd5376c3dc2158653034c20392d15c5nvdVendor Advisory
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