CVE-2015-5257

kernel: NULL pointer dereference in USB WhiteHEAT serial driver

Published Nov 16, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-325-1 linux-2.6 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3372-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-5245 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2792-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2794-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2795-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2796-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2797-1 Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2798-1 Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2799-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:41 AM
Reserved
Jul 1, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 16, 2015, 11:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:28 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Sep 22, 2015, 12:00 AM