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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-8816

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…

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 0.54%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.54%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.1
6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.54% probability · 44th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
novell/suse linux enterprise software development kit · novell/suse linux enterprise debuginfo · novell/suse linux enterprise desktop · novell/suse linux enterprise live patching · novell/suse linux enterprise module for public cloud · novell/suse linux enterprise real time extension · novell/suse linux enterprise server · novell/suse linux enterprise workstation extension · linux/linux kernel · suse/linux enterprise live patching · suse/linux enterprise server
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.