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01 Record

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.54% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 45.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2016-04-27 17:00Z10 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 08:29Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-02-23
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
3b82e9f1ec96f1dd1b9eedd555ffd6a56d1a00fe57950b69f9166290a91bf740

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
linuxlinux_kernelNot specified—
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_debuginfoNot specified—
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_desktopNot specified—
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_serverNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatenterprise_mrgNot specified—
suselinux_enterprise_live_patchingNot specified—
suselinux_enterprise_serverNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.4.2-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.4.2-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.4.2-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 3.13.0-79.123
  • linux-lts-utopic
    Fixed in 3.16.0-62.82~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-vivid
    Fixed in 3.19.0-51.57~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-wily
    Fixed in 4.2.0-30.35~14.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.