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CVE-2015-8816

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-8816 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel's USB hub driver (hub_activate function in drivers/usb/core/hub.c) affecting versions prior to 4.3.5, including products from Novell and SUSE. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.8) allows physically proximate attackers to trigger an invalid memory access and system crash by unplugging a USB hub. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.8MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.54%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
42.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0054 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 1,531 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: realtime-kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-8816Low

kernel: USB hub invalid memory access in hub_activate()

Feb 23, 2016

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Vendor Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00008.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00009.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00015.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00016.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00018.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00019.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00020.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00021.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00022.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00026.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/e50293ef9775c5f1cf3fcc093037dd6a8c5684ea
PatchVendor Advisory
source.android.com / security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3503
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.5
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/02/23/5
Mailing List
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/83363
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry