CVE-2015-8816

CVE Details

Release Date:2016-02-23

Description


The hub_activate function in drivers/usb/core/hub.c in the Linuxkernel 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.

See more information about CVE-2015-8816 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v2.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 4.9 Base Metrics: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: Low
Authentication: None required Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Complete

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.6.el6uek)ELSA-2016-35962016-08-26
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2016-35962016-08-26
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.6.el7uek)ELSA-2016-35962016-08-26
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2016-35962016-08-26
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2016-01002016-09-21



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