CVE-2015-7833

Public Exploit

Description

The usbvision driver in the Linux kernel package 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7 through 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a nonzero bInterfaceNumber value in a USB device descriptor.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.21%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201858 issue tracking
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-3 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2 vendor advisory
http://www.os-s.net/advisories/DOS-KernelCrashesOnInvalidUSBDeviceDescriptors-UsbvisionDriver.pdf exploit
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-2 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77030 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536629 mailing list third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3426 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-1 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3396 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-2 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034452 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7833?
CVE-2015-7833 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-7833?
To fix CVE-2015-7833, 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-2015-7833 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-7833 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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