Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the magicmouse_raw_event function in drivers/hid/hid-magicmouse.c in the Magic Mouse HID driver in the Linux kernel through 3.16.3 allow physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted device that provides a large amount of (1) EHCI or (2) XHCI data associated with an event.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 3.16.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 3.16.5-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 3.16.5-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | linux | 3.13.0-37.64 | USN-2379-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7 | perf +17 | 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7 | RHSA-2014:1971 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat MRG 2 | kernel-rt +10 | 3.10.33-rt32.51.el6rt | RHSA-2014:1318 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 7 | dtrace-modules-3.8.13-44.1.4.el6uek | 0.4.3-4.el6 | ELSA-2014-3084 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | dtrace-modules-3.8.13-44.1.4.el7uek | 0.4.3-4.el7 | ELSA-2014-3084 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | kernel-uek +5 | 3.8.13-44.1.4.el7uek | ELSA-2014-3084 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | perf +11 | 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7 | ELSA-2014-1971 |
Advisories 5
- RHSA-2014:1971 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- USN-2379-1 linux vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- RHSA-2014:1318 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Enterprise MRG Realtime 2.5 security and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
- ELSA-2014-1971 Important: kernel security and bug fix update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Dec 9, 2014
- ELSA-2014-3084 Important: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel Security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Oct 30, 2014
References
- USN-2377-1 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2014:1318 vendor-advisory
- 69779 vdb-entry
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=100
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c54def7bd64d7c0b6993336abcffb8444795bf38
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c54def7bd64d7c0b6993336abcffb8444795bf38
- SUSE-SU-2015:0481 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20140911 Multiple Linux USB driver CVE assignment mailing-list
- USN-2378-1 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0566 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1141173
- USN-2379-1 vendor-advisory
- USN-2376-1 vendor-advisory