CVE-2015-7515

MEDIUM

Linux kernel <4.4 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC

by OpenSource Security · textdoslinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39544

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (19)

[Vendor Advisory] http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8e20cf2bce122ce9262d6034ee5d5b76fbb92f96

[Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84288

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1285326

[Vendor Advisory] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8e20cf2bce122ce9262d6034ee5d5b76fbb92f96

[Third Party Advisory] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7515

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39544/

Scores

CVSS v3 4.6

EPSS 0.0071

EPSS Percentile 71.9%

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-476

Status draft

Affected Products (9)

linux/linux_kernel < 4.4

linux/linux_kernel

Timeline

Published Apr 27, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026