CVE-2015-7566 (GCVE-0-2015-7566)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-02-08 02:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 07:51
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
4.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1020 records in the last 180 days details
References
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283371 x_refsource_CONFIRM
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Date Public
2016-01-31 00:00
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