kernel: ozwpan: integer signedness error leading to heap buffer overflow
Published Jun 7, 2015
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 7.07%
Description
Integer signedness error in the oz_hcd_get_desc_cnf function in drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozhcd.c in the OZWPAN driver in the Linux kernel through 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.0.5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
kernel-rt
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not affected by this flaw as the OZWPAN USB Host Controller driver (CONFIG_USB_WPAN_HCD) is not enabled in any current shipping kernels.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.07% (0.07073) | 94.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.12% (0.07123) | 93.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.47% (0.06474) | 90.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.82% (0.08820) | 87.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.47% (0.06474) | 90.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.13% (0.04128) | 92.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 4.13% (0.04128) | 91.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.40% (0.04402) | 91.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.14% (0.05139) | 89.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.14% (0.05139) | 88.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.14% (0.05139) | 75.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b1bb5b49373b61bf9d2c73a4d30058ba6f069e4c x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/05/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74672 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2665-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2667-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4001 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2162087 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b1bb5b49373b61bf9d2c73a4d30058ba6f069e4c x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/5/13/744
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4001
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4001
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/05/7
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b1bb5b49373b61bf9d2c73a4d30058ba6f069e4c | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/05/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74672 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2665-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2667-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4001 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2162087 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b1bb5b49373b61bf9d2c73a4d30058ba6f069e4c | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/5/13/744 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4001 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4001 | ||
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/05/7 |
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