CVE-2015-4001

kernel: ozwpan: integer signedness error leading to heap buffer overflow

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 13, 2015

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

Integer signedness error in the oz_hcd_get_desc_cnf function in drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozhcd.c in the OZWPAN driver in the Linux kernel through 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet.

Statement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not affected by this flaw as the OZWPAN USB Host Controller driver (CONFIG_USB_WPAN_HCD) is not enabled in any current shipping kernels.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound