VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-7515
The aiptek_probe function in drivers/input/tablet/aiptek.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted USB device that lacks endpoints.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 1.80%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.80%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The aiptek_probe function in drivers/input/tablet/aiptek.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted USB device that lacks endpoints.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.80% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8e20cf2bce122ce9262d6034ee5d5b76fbb92f96Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84288Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1285326Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8e20cf2bce122ce9262d6034ee5d5b76fbb92f96Vendor Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7515Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39544/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8e20cf2bce122ce9262d6034ee5d5b76fbb92f96Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84288Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.