CVE-2015-7566

Public Exploit

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.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.50%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1	vendor advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7566	third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82975	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1	vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175792.html	vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cb3232138e37129e88240a98a1d2aba2187ff57c	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283371	vdb entry issue tracking
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2	vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176194.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296466	vdb entry issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537733/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1	vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-1	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3448	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2	vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39540/	exploit
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-2	vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cb3232138e37129e88240a98a1d2aba2187ff57c

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7566?: CVE-2015-7566 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-7566?: To fix CVE-2015-7566, 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-2015-7566 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2015-7566 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.