The hid_input_field function in drivers/hid/hid-core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by connecting a device, as demonstrated by a Logitech DJ receiver.
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94138
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/50220dead1650609206efe91f0cc116132d59b3f
Source: MITRE
Published: 2016-11-16
Updated: 2018-01-05
Type: CWE-125
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 8.6
Severity: MEDIUM
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: MEDIUM