Is CVE-2015-5707 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-5707 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-5707?

CVE-2015-5707 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-5707?

CVE-2015-5707 has an EPSS score of 0.49% (39th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5707?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 4.1.3-1 or later. Fixes are available for 26 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-5707

MEDIUM

4.6

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Integer overflow in the sg_start_req function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.x through 4.x before 4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large iov_count value in a write request.

CWE-190Integer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:4.1.3-1CVE-2015-5707

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-63.103USN-2734-1

linux-image-3.13.0-63-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-63.103USN-2734-1

linux-image-3.13.0-63-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-63.103USN-2734-1

linux-image-3.13.0-63-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-63.103USN-2734-1

linux-image-3.13.0-63-powerpc-e500Ubuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-63.103USN-2734-1

linux-image-3.13.0-63-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-63.103USN-2734-1

linux-image-3.13.0-63-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-63.103USN-2734-1

linux-image-3.13.0-63-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-63.103USN-2734-1

linux-image-3.13.0-63-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-63.103USN-2734-1

linux-image-3.16.0-50-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-50.66~14.04.1USN-2750-1

linux-image-3.16.0-50-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-50.66~14.04.1USN-2750-1

linux-image-3.16.0-50-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-50.66~14.04.1USN-2750-1

linux-image-3.16.0-50-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-50.66~14.04.1USN-2750-1

linux-image-3.16.0-50-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-50.66~14.04.1USN-2750-1

linux-image-3.16.0-50-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-50.66~14.04.1USN-2750-1

linux-image-3.16.0-50-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-50.66~14.04.1USN-2750-1

linux-image-3.19.0-28-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1USN-2737-1

linux-image-3.19.0-28-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1USN-2737-1

linux-image-3.19.0-28-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1USN-2737-1

linux-image-3.19.0-28-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1USN-2737-1

linux-image-3.19.0-28-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1USN-2737-1

linux-image-3.19.0-28-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1USN-2737-1

linux-image-3.19.0-28-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1USN-2737-1

linux-lts-utopicUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-50.66~14.04.1USN-2750-1

linux-lts-vividUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1USN-2737-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.49%probability of exploitation in 30 days

39thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-190 (Integer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-11477	High	7.5	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-44443	High	7.8	94%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-0569	High	9.3	90%	-	-
CVE-2017-3599	High	7.5	90%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21716	Critical	9.8	82%	-	Fix

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