CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-7833

MEDIUM
4.9
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The usbvision driver in the Linux kernel package 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7 through 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a nonzero bInterfaceNumber value in a USB device descriptor.

CWE-17

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:4.2.6-2CVE-2015-7833
Fixed in:4.2.6-2CVE-2015-7833
Fixed in:4.2.6-2CVE-2015-7833
Fixed in:4.2.6-2CVE-2015-7833
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-83.127USN-2929-1
linux-image-3.13.0-83-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-83.127USN-2929-1
linux-image-3.13.0-83-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-83.127USN-2929-1
linux-image-3.13.0-83-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-83.127USN-2929-1
linux-image-3.13.0-83-powerpc-e500Ubuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-83.127USN-2929-1
linux-image-3.13.0-83-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-83.127USN-2929-1
linux-image-3.13.0-83-powerpc-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-83.127USN-2929-1
linux-image-3.13.0-83-powerpc64-embUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-83.127USN-2929-1
linux-image-3.13.0-83-powerpc64-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-83.127USN-2929-1
linux-image-3.16.0-69-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1USN-2948-1
linux-image-3.16.0-69-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1USN-2948-1
linux-image-3.16.0-69-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1USN-2948-1
linux-image-3.16.0-69-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1USN-2948-1
linux-image-3.16.0-69-powerpc-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1USN-2948-1
linux-image-3.16.0-69-powerpc64-embUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1USN-2948-1
linux-image-3.16.0-69-powerpc64-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1USN-2948-1
linux-image-3.19.0-56-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:3.19.0-56.62~14.04.1USN-2932-1
linux-image-3.19.0-56-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:3.19.0-56.62~14.04.1USN-2932-1
linux-image-3.19.0-56-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:3.19.0-56.62~14.04.1USN-2932-1
linux-image-3.19.0-56-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu
Fixed in:3.19.0-56.62~14.04.1USN-2932-1
linux-image-3.19.0-56-powerpc-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.19.0-56.62~14.04.1USN-2932-1
linux-image-3.19.0-56-powerpc64-embUbuntu
Fixed in:3.19.0-56.62~14.04.1USN-2932-1
linux-image-3.19.0-56-powerpc64-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.19.0-56.62~14.04.1USN-2932-1
linux-image-4.2.0-35-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1USN-2947-2
linux-image-4.2.0-35-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1USN-2947-2
linux-image-4.2.0-35-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1USN-2947-2
linux-image-4.2.0-35-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu
Fixed in:4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1USN-2947-2
linux-image-4.2.0-35-powerpc-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1USN-2947-2
linux-image-4.2.0-35-powerpc64-embUbuntu
Fixed in:4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1USN-2947-2
linux-image-4.2.0-35-powerpc64-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1USN-2947-2
linux-lts-utopicUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1USN-2948-1
linux-lts-vividUbuntu
Fixed in:3.19.0-56.62~14.04.1USN-2932-1
linux-lts-wilyUbuntu
Fixed in:4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1USN-2947-2

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

0.68%probability of exploitation in 30 days
48thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 48% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1
Issue Tracking1
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