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CVE-2015-5707

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-5707 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the Linux kernel's SCSI generic (sg) driver, specifically affecting versions 2.6.x through 4.1. This flaw allows local users to trigger a denial of service or potentially other unspecified impacts. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating low attack complexity and requiring local access, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.6.0, < 4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
15.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0049 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: realtime-kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-5707Moderate

kernel: number wraparound vulnerability in function start_req()

Mar 22, 2015

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
PatchVendor Advisory
git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00026.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00027.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00028.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00029.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00030.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00031.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00032.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/451a2886b6bf90e2fb378f7c46c655450fb96e81
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/fdc81f45e9f57858da6351836507fbcf1b7583ee
PatchThird Party Advisory
source.android.com / security/bulletin/2017-07-01
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2015/dsa-3329
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/08/01/6
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/76145
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1033521
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2733-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2734-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2737-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2738-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2750-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2759-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2760-1
Third Party Advisory