CVE-2015-8962
HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: November 16, 2016 at 04:49 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Double free vulnerability in the sg_common_write function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by detaching a device during an SG_IO ioctl call.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3.2.853.12 ≤ v < 3.12.703.13 ≤ v < 3.16.403.17 ≤ v < 3.18.543.19 ≤ v < 4.43.3 ≤ v < 3.10.107
Affected range stops below 3.10.107, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.12.70, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.16.40, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.18.54, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.2.85, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f3951a3709ff50990bf3e188c27d346792103432VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94187x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f3951a3709ff50990bf3e188c27d346792103432x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-415
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