Medium severity · published Feb 8, 2016
CVE-2015-7566
The clie_5_attach function in drivers/usb/serial/visor.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer…
4.6
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The clie_5_attach function in drivers/usb/serial/visor.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a USB device that lacks a bulk-out endpoint.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
through 4.4.1 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo · Novell
11 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension · Novell
11; 12 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Server · Novell
11; 11 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit · Novell
11 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7566
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7566
Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cb3232138e37129e88240a98a1d2aba2187ff57c
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175792.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176194.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html
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