CVE-2015-8816

6.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Novell
Status
Suse Linux Enterprise Server
Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo
Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 April 2016

Summary

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.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016...
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016...
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e50293ef9775c5f1...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Physical
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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