4.9

CVE-2015-5257: linux linux_kernel

Modified
AliasesMGASA-2015-0435MGASA-2015-0439UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5257
Published 16-11-2015Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-5257 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.9, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.9/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.43%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Duplicates 1 · Related 3
DLA-325-1DSA-3372-1MGASA-2016-0015MGASA-2016-0225MGASA-2016-0232MGASA-2016-0233

Timeline

  1. 16-11-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.4 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device. NOTE: this ID was incorrectly used for an Apache Cordova issue that has the correct ID of CVE-2015-8320.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

37%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.02 pp

From 0.45% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu20 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-67.110
  • linux-azureAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fde-5.15All versions (No fix recorded)
Mageia12 products
  • kernel< 4.1.12-1.mga5
  • kernel-firmware-nonfree< 20151018-1.mga5.nonfree
  • kernel-linus< 4.1.12-1.mga5
  • kernel-userspace-headers< 4.1.12-1.mga5
  • kmod-broadcom-wl< 6.30.223.271-2.mga5.nonfree
Debian1 product
  • linux< 4.2.1-1
Linux1 product

4 vendors · 34 products

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