vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2015-8816): linux vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Apr 27, 2016 | Nov 19, 2024 | Sep 1, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Apr 27, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Sep 1, 2025
Description
Alexandru Cornea discovered that a race condition existed in the USB hub initialization code in the Linux kernel that could lead to a use-after-free. An attacker with physical access could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linuxubuntu-upgrade-linux-armadaxpubuntu-upgrade-linux-lts-trustyubuntu-upgrade-linux-lts-utopicubuntu-upgrade-linux-lts-vividubuntu-upgrade-linux-lts-wilyubuntu-upgrade-linux-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-ti-omap4
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