CVE-2015-7515: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 4.4 (fixed in 4.4); version 4.4 only

Published 2016-04-27. Last modified 2026-06-17.