CVE-2015-8816
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.
- LOW
- PHYSICAL
- HIGH
- UNCHANGED
- NONE
- NONE
- HIGH
- HIGH
References
Advisory Timeline
- Published