7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
CVE-2016-5829
Linux Kernel USB HID Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
June 27, 2016, 10:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-5829
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
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CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework
for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems.
We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
This addresses a heap-based buffer overflow in the Linux kernel USB HID.
- Update the affected packages to resolve the vulnerability.
- Reboot the system after updating the packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-5829 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-5829.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-5829 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-5829
weaknesses.
CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call
CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities
CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion
CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File
CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links
CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags
CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion
CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
None
Python
Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago
11 stars
1 fork
1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 30, 2017, 2:37 p.m.
This repo has been linked 1269 different CVEs too.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-5829 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-5829 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93a2001bdfd5376c3dc2158653034c20392d15c5 Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00027.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00048.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00049.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00050.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00051.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00052.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00053.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00054.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2006.html Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/26/2 Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91450 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-1 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-2 Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/93a2001bdfd5376c3dc2158653034c20392d15c5 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 17, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00027.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00027.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00048.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00048.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00049.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00049.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00050.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00050.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00051.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00051.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00052.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00052.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00053.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00053.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00054.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00054.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2006.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2006.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/26/2 Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/26/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91450 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91450 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-2 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-2 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.6.3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.2.82 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3 up to (excluding) 3.10.103 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.11 up to (excluding) 3.12.62 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.13 up to (excluding) 3.14.74 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.15 up to (excluding) 3.16.37 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.17 up to (excluding) 3.18.37 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.19 up to (excluding) 4.1.28 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2 up to (excluding) 4.4.16 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.6.5 Added CPE Configuration OR *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:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2006.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-2 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00049.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00054.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00052.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00051.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00053.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91450 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00048.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00050.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00027.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 27, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 16, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/26/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/26/2 Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 12, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 19, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 19, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 27, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/93a2001bdfd5376c3dc2158653034c20392d15c5 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/93a2001bdfd5376c3dc2158653034c20392d15c5 Advisory Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93a2001bdfd5376c3dc2158653034c20392d15c5 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93a2001bdfd5376c3dc2158653034c20392d15c5 Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 27, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity
being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS
score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.02%
score
0.16743
percentile