{"id":"CVE-2015-8812","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2015-8812","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T05:31:24.882Z","title":"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.","description":"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.","published":"2016-04-27T17:59:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:35:18.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["novell/suse linux enterprise real time extension","linux/linux kernel","canonical/ubuntu linux"],"epss":{"score":0.14546,"percentile":0.96655,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.5%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. 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