CVE-2015-7515
Moderate
CVE-2015-7515
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.
Exploit probability
1.8%
Published
April 27, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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CVE-2015-7515
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8e20cf2bce122ce9262d6034ee5d5b76fbb92f96
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84288
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1285326
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8e20cf2bce122ce9262d6034ee5d5b76fbb92f96
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7515
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39544/