PT-2016-3814
CVE-2015-7566
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Published
2016-01-19
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Updated
2018-10-09
Description by
CVSS 2.0
4.9
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 4.4.1
Description
The issue allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to a system crash, by inserting a USB device that lacks a bulk-out endpoint. This is due to a NULL pointer dereference in the
clie 5 attach function.Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.4.1, update to version 4.4.1 or later to resolve the issue.
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