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CVE-2014-3183

Kernel: HID: heap overflow due to lack of bounds checking

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.2

CVSS 2.0

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Published · August 21, 2014

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the logi_dj_ll_raw_request function in drivers/hid/hid-logitech-dj.c in the Linux kernel before 3.16.2 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted device that specifies a large report size for an LED report.

Statement

This issue does not affect the versions of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 6.2
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write