MGASA-2015-0439

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    MGASA-2015-0439

    Published: 10 Nov 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-5257

    Summary: Updated kernel-linus packages fixes security vulnerability

    Details: This update of kernel-linus provides the upstream 4.1.12 longterm kernel and fixes at least the following security issue: Moein Ghasemzadeh discovered that the USB WhiteHEAT serial driver contained hardcoded attributes about the USB devices. An attacker could construct a fake WhiteHEAT USB device that, when inserted, causes a denial of service (system crash) (CVE-2015-5257). It also fixes various upstream bugs, for more info see the referenced changelogs:

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0439.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17066, https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.9, https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.10, https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.11, https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.12

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kernel-linus

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/kernel-linus?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.1.12-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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