Vulnerability in Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension
CVE-2015-7833
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension — versions 12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 7.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-3 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2 (vendor-advisory)
- www.os-s.net/advisories/DOS-KernelCrashesOnInvalidUSBDeviceDescriptors-Usbvisio… (Exploit)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-2 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/77030 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-7833?
- CVE-2015-7833 is a vulnerability in Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension, classified under CWE-17. Published 2015-10-19.
- Is CVE-2015-7833 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.