# 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 sensit

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-11-16 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/50220dead1650609206efe91f0cc116132d59b3f
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94138
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=50220dead1650609206efe91f0cc116132d59b3f

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