SB2015093006 - Fedora 23 update for kernel
Published: September 30, 2015 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015093006
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5257)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the whiteheat_firmware_download() and whiteheat_firmware_attach() functions in drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.