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.
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History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-04-27T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:29:22.034Z

Reserved: 2016-02-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-8816

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-27T17:59:03.147

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:39:15.250

Link: CVE-2015-8816

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-02-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8816 - Bugzilla