CVE-2015-5257 Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.295.2.el5uek
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2521373
- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 16 Nov 2015
Introduced: 16 Nov 2015
CVE-2015-5257 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:2.6.39-400.295.2.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-3567.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-debug package and not the kernel-uek-debug package as distributed by Oracle.
See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2015-5257.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-3566.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-3567.html
- 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.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-2794-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3372
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2799-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2792-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2795-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2798-1