CVE-2015-8816

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 4.3.5 - Denial of Service via USB Hub Unplug

Title source: llm

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.

References (27)

Core 27

Core References

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00022.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e50293ef9775c5f1cf3fcc093037dd6a8c5684ea

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00008.html

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00015.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.5

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00019.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00026.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83363

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html

Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1311589

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00021.html

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/23/5

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00018.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00020.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00009.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00016.html

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e50293ef9775c5f1cf3fcc093037dd6a8c5684ea

Scores

CVSS v3 6.8

EPSS 0.0008

EPSS Percentile 24.5%

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published

Products (14)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.28 - 3.2.76

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo 11 sp4

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_desktop 12.0

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching 12.0

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud 12

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension 11 sp4

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension 12 sp1

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_server 11 extra (2 CPE variants)

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_server 12.0

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 11.0 sp4

... and 4 more

Published Apr 27, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026