Medium severity4.6NVD Advisory· Published Apr 27, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-7515
CVE-2015-7515
Description
The aiptek_probe function in drivers/input/tablet/aiptek.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted USB device that lacks endpoints.
Affected products
9cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.4:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.4:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.4:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.4:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <4.4
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
19- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/84288nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3nvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8e20cf2bce122ce9262d6034ee5d5b76fbb92f96nvdVendor Advisory
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7515nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39544/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
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