kernel: NULL pointer dereference in USB WhiteHEAT serial driver
Published Nov 16, 2015
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.45%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.2.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
kernel-rt
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-rt | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and MRG-2. This has been rated as having Low security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00445) | 36.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00445) | 35.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 13.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00241) | 62.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00241) | 62.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00241) | 60.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cbb4be652d374f64661137756b8f357a1827d6a4 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3372 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.2.4 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/23/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76834 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2792-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2794-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2795-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2798-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2799-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5257 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265607 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cbb4be652d374f64661137756b8f357a1827d6a4 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5257
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5257
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