CVE-2015-7566 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2015-7566?

CVE-2015-7566 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 Feb 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The clie_5_attach function in drivers/usb/serial/visor.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a USB device that lacks a bulk-out endpoint.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7566?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Linux kernel, Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo, Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension, Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server, Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit.

How do I fix CVE-2015-7566?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2015-7566 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7566 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7566, GHSA-wg84-xv5x-v36x, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7566.