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DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8816

DEBIAN-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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
6.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11linux0, 0, 0
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Apr 27, 2016 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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