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CVE-2015-8816

CVE-2015-8816 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.800000190734863 MEDIUM

The hub_activate function in drivers/usb/core/hub.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.5 does not properly maintain a hub-interface data structure, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by unplugging a USB hub device.

EPSS 0.54% · 43.6th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
6.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.54%
43.6th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux3.13.0-27.50, 3.11.0-12.19, 3.12.0-1.3
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-wily*, 0, *
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-utopic3.16.0-34.47~14.04.1, 3.16.0-36.48~14.04.1, 3.16.0-37.49~14.04.1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-vivid3.19.0-30.34~14.04.1, 3.19.0-32.37~14.04.1, 3.19.0-33.38~14.04.1

Timeline

  • Mar 7, 2016 CVE Published
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
  • May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
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  • May 29, 2023 EPSS Score
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