CVE-2015-8816 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2015-8816 PUBLISHED

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 0.09% · 24.7th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.09%

24.7th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	linux	3.13.0-24.46, 3.11.0-12.19, 3.12.0-1.3
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	linux-lts-wily	4.2.0-27.32~14.04.1, 4.2.0-25.30~14.04.1, 4.2.0-23.28~14.04.1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	linux-lts-utopic	3.16.0-31.43~14.04.1, 3.16.0-33.44~14.04.1, 3.16.0-34.45~14.04.1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	linux-lts-vivid	3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1, 3.19.0-30.33~14.04.1, 3.19.0-30.34~14.04.1

Timeline

Apr 27, 2016 CVE Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
Mar 28, 2022 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8816 third-party-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/3 third-party-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8816 third-party-advisory

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