Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 16, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-7915
CVE-2016-7915
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
5- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/50220dead1650609206efe91f0cc116132d59b3fnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94138nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlnvd
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