CVE-2015-5257 Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:3.8.13-118.18.2.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEK-2522385
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed16 Nov 2015

Introduced: 16 Nov 2015

CVE-2015-5257  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek to version 0:3.8.13-118.18.2.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-3566.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek package and not the kernel-uek package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 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.

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