CVE-2013-2888
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2013-2888 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue affects the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
Note: user would need physical access to the system to exploit this issue.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.2 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2013:1645 | 2013-11-20 |
| Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2013:1490 | 2013-10-31 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2014:0433 | 2014-04-24 |
| RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6 (rhev-hypervisor6) | RHSA-2013:1527 | 2013-11-21 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected |
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