Severity: Unknown
Affected Package: atkbd
Summary: atkbd(4) ioctl signedness error allows kernel memory overwrite
An incorrect signedness comparison in the atkbd(4) keyboard driver's ioctl(2) handler allowed a malicious local user to overwrite a portion of kernel memory. This could lead to a kernel crash, memory disclosure, or privilege escalation. Fixed in the 0.7.8 release.
No specific recommendations provided.
Aliases: CVE-2016-1886
Published: May 19, 2016
Last Modified: May 19, 2016