drivers/hid/hid-sensor-hub.c in the Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11, when CONFIG_HID_SENSOR_HUB is enabled, allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted device.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-2898 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue does not affect the versions of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score | 1.2 |
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Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Access Vector | Local |
Access Complexity | High |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | None |
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Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected |