VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-8812

drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not properly identify error conditions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via crafted packets.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 14.5%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.5%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 14.55% probability · 97th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: novell/suse linux enterprise real time extension · linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 14.5% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=67f1aee6f45059fd6b0f5b0ecb2c97ad0451f6b3Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00028.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00031.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00033.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00036.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00037.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/11/1Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83218Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2946-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2946-2Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-2Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-3Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-1Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.