vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2015-7566): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Feb 7, 2016 | Mar 22, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Feb 7, 2016
Added
Mar 22, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-83-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-83-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-83-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-83-powerpc-e500ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-83-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-83-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-83-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-83-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-69-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-69-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-69-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-69-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-69-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-69-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-69-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-56-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-56-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-56-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-56-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-56-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-56-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-56-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-102-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-102-generic-paeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-102-highbankubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-102-omapubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-102-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-102-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-102-virtualubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-1480-omap4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-1027-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-34-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-34-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-34-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-34-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-34-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-34-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-34-powerpc64-smp
References
Rapid7 Labs
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