CVE-2013-2888

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    CVE-2013-2888

    Published: 16 Sept 2013Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1490.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1976-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1977-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2019-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2021-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2022-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2024-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2038-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2039-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2050-1, http://marc.info/?l=linux-input&m=137772180514608&w=1, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/28/13

    Affected packages

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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