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    CVE-2015-5257

    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.

    Published:Sep 22, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Nov 16, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.00075
    CVSS Score:4.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High