NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2015-7515
Published: April 27, 2016 / Updated: June 1, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90691
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7515
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the aiptek_probe() function in drivers/input/tablet/aiptek.c. A local non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2015-7515
Install update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel - update to 4.4
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
External References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8e20cf2bce122ce9262d6034ee5d5b76fbb92f96
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1285326
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7515
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8e20cf2bce122ce9262d6034ee5d5b76fbb92f96
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84288
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39544/