CVE-2015-8962

HighCVSS 7.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.3/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-415

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 16, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-8962: High severity, CVSS 7.3 | Vulnix