CVE-2015-5257

Description

drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.4 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device. NOTE: this ID was incorrectly used for an Apache Cordova issue that has the correct ID of CVE-2015-8320.

4.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3372	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76834	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2792-1	vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cbb4be652d374f64661137756b8f357a1827d6a4
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2794-1	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2799-1	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2795-1	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265607	vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cbb4be652d374f64661137756b8f357a1827d6a4	vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.2.4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/23/1	mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2798-1	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5257?: CVE-2015-5257 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5257?: To fix CVE-2015-5257, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-5257 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-5257 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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