kernel: usbvision: crash on invalid USB device descriptors
Published Oct 19, 2015
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.68%
Description
The usbvision driver in the Linux kernel package 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7 through 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a nonzero bInterfaceNumber value in a USB device descriptor.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 7.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
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
realtime-kernel
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | 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 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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 | 0.68% (0.00675) | 50.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.68% (0.00681) | 47.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00214) | 41.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.26% (0.03264) | 78.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.17% (0.00171) | 36.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00195) | 58.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00195) | 55.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (25)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3396 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3426 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.os-s.net/advisories/DOS-KernelCrashesOnInvalidUSBDeviceDescriptors-UsbvisionDriver.pdf x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536629 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77030 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034452 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7833 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201858 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1270158 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7833
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7833
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