CVE-2013-2891

N/A Unknown
Published: September 16, 2013 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

drivers/hid/hid-steelseries.c in the Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11, when CONFIG_HID_STEELSERIES is enabled, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds write) via a crafted device.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/28/13
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://marc.info/?l=linux-input&m=137772184614622&w=1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/28/13
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
20th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

linux