# CVE-2015-5257: drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.4 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL poi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-11-16 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3372
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76834
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2792-1
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cbb4be652d374f64661137756b8f357a1827d6a4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2794-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2799-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2795-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265607
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cbb4be652d374f64661137756b8f357a1827d6a4
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.2.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/23/1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2798-1

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