CVE-2015-8962 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2015-8962

Double free vulnerability in the sg_common_write function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

linux kernel
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 3.3, 3.12, 3.13, 3.17, 3.19

Timeline

Official Publish: November 16th, 2016
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.