NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel package, versions *
Threat Intelligence
Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.54% (78th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-KERNEL-1339463
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 25 Nov 2015
Introduced: 25 Nov 2015
CVE-2015-7515 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 kernel.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel package and not the kernel package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
The aiptek_probe function in drivers/input/tablet/aiptek.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted USB device that lacks endpoints.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84288
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8e20cf2bce122ce9262d6034ee5d5b76fbb92f96
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1285326
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8e20cf2bce122ce9262d6034ee5d5b76fbb92f96
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7515
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7515
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39544/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39544
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