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CVE-2015-8816
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-04-27T17:59:03.147 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:35:18.487

Summary

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.

Affected products

novell — suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit

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References

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