VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-8962

CVSS score7.3 HIGH
EPSS probability1.80%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-11-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-415: Double Free

Primary references