CVE-2015-5257
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5257
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-5257.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-5257
- Downstream
- Related
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:15:05.980426Z
- Published
- 2015-11-16T11:59:03Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:15:05.980426Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.4 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device. NOTE: this ID was incorrectly used for an Apache Cordova issue that has the correct ID of CVE-2015-8320.
- References
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3372
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2792-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2794-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2795-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2798-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2799-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265607
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cbb4be652d374f64661137756b8f357a1827d6a4
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cbb4be652d374f64661137756b8f357a1827d6a4
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.2.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/23/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76834