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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 4.6/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cb3232138e37129e88240a98a1d2aba2187ff57cVendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175792.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176194.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3448
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537733/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82975
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283371Issue Tracking, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296466Issue Tracking, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cb3232138e37129e88240a98a1d2aba2187ff57c
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7566Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39540/
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cb3232138e37129e88240a98a1d2aba2187ff57cVendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175792.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176194.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3448
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537733/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82975
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283371Issue Tracking, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296466Issue Tracking, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cb3232138e37129e88240a98a1d2aba2187ff57c
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7566Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39540/
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 8, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified