CVE-2015-8816

Summary

CVECVE-2015-8816
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-27 17:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-01 14:51:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud 12 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud 12 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 12 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 12 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 extra All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 extra All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 All All All
Application Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11.0 sp4 All All
Application Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 - All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2001-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2009-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1961-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree CONFIRM git.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3503-1 linux DEBIAN www.debian.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2010-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2005-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2002-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1707-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Oracle Linux Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2007-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1994-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1995-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2014-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Android Security Bulletin—July 2016 | Android Open Source Project CONFIRM source.android.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1672-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel 'usb/core/hub.c' NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
1311589 – (CVE-2015-8816) CVE-2015-8816 kernel: USB hub invalid memory access in hub_activate() CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2006-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - CVE Request: Linux kernel USB hub invalid memory access in hub_activate() MLIST www.openwall.com
Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - October 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1764-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1690-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1019-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
USB: fix invalid memory access in hub_activate() · torvalds/linux@e50293e · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.5 CONFIRM www.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 671064 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-2599)
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