Security Advisory
CVE-2016-7915
5.5
MEDIUM
Vulnerability 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.
Published Date
November 16, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory