Kernel: HID: OOB write in magicmouse driver
Published Sep 28, 2014
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.76%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 2.6.37 · < 3.2.63
- ≥ 3.3 · < 3.4.104
- ≥ 3.5 · < 3.10.56
- ≥ 3.11 · < 3.12.31
- ≥ 3.13 · < 3.14.20
- ≥ 3.15 · < 3.16.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-0:3.10.0-123.13.1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1971
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
kernel-rt-0:3.10.33-rt32.51.el6rt
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1318
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-0:3.10.0-123.13.1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1971 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-rt-0:3.10.33-rt32.51.el6rt | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1318 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the version of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. This issue affects the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2. Future kernel updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 may address this issue.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.76% (0.00764) | 53.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.76% (0.00764) | 50.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 15.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00083) | 37.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00083) | 34.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 60.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c54def7bd64d7c0b6993336abcffb8444795bf38 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1318.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/11/21 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69779 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2376-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2377-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2379-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3181 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1141173 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=100 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c54def7bd64d7c0b6993336abcffb8444795bf38 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3181
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3181
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