SB2013091628 - Input validation error in Linux kernel

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SB2013091628 - Input validation error in Linux kernel

Published: September 16, 2013 Updated: August 10, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2013091628
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2888)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Multiple array index errors in drivers/hid/hid-core.c in the Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11 allow physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted device that provides an invalid Report ID.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References