Description
Buffer overflow in the picolcd_raw_event function in devices/hid/hid-picolcd_core.c in the PicoLCD HID device driver in the Linux kernel through 3.16.3, as used in Android on Nexus 7 devices, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted device that sends a large report.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.9/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=844817e47eef14141cf59b8d5ac08dd11c0a9189Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/11/22Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69763Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2376-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2377-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2379-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1141407Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=101Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/844817e47eef14141cf59b8d5ac08dd11c0a9189Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=844817e47eef14141cf59b8d5ac08dd11c0a9189Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/11/22Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69763Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2376-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2377-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2379-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1141407Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=101Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/844817e47eef14141cf59b8d5ac08dd11c0a9189Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 28, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified