NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-tools-libs-devel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELTOOLSLIBSDEVEL-1950676
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 Feb 2016

Introduced: 23 Feb 2016

CVE-2015-8816  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 kernel-tools-libs-devel.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools-libs-devel package and not the kernel-tools-libs-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The hub_activate function in drivers/usb/core/hub.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.5 does not properly maintain a hub-interface data structure, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by unplugging a USB hub device.

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