CVE-2016-5829

Name: CVE-2016-5829
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2016-06-27T10:59:14.393+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 0.46%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-5829 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the hiddev_ioctl_usage function in drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 allow local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted (1) HIDIOCGUSAGES or (2) HIDIOCSUSAGES ioctl call.. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the hiddev_ioctl_usage function in drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 allow local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted (1) HIDIOCGUSAGES or (2) HIDIOCSUSAGES ioctl call.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.46%

36.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0	—
Linux	Linux Kernel	< 3.2.82	—
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 3.3, < 3.10.103	—
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 3.11, < 3.12.62	—
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 3.13, < 3.14.74	—
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 3.15, < 3.16.37	—
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 3.17, < 3.18.37	—
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 3.19, < 4.1.28	—
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 4.2, < 4.4.16	—
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 4.5, < 4.6.5	—
Novell	Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension	12	Sp1
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04	—

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93a2001bdfd5376c3dc2158653034c20392d15c5Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00048.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00049.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00050.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00051.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00052.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00053.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00054.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2006.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/26/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91450Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-2Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/93a2001bdfd5376c3dc2158653034c20392d15c5Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93a2001bdfd5376c3dc2158653034c20392d15c5Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00048.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00049.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00050.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00051.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00052.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00053.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00054.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2006.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/26/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91450Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-2Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/93a2001bdfd5376c3dc2158653034c20392d15c5Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jun 27, 2016
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-5829?

How severe is CVE-2016-5829?

CVE-2016-5829 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.46% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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Source: NVD / NIST