Description
drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not properly identify error conditions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via crafted packets.
Published: 2016-04-27
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 3.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-439-1 linux-2.6 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3503-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8680 drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not properly identify error conditions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via crafted packets.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2946-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2946-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2947-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2947-2 Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2947-3 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2948-1 Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2949-1 Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2967-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2967-2 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
References
Link Providers
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=67f1aee6f45059fd6b0f5b0ecb2c97ad0451f6b3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00025.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00026.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00027.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00028.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00029.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00030.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00031.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00032.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00033.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00034.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00036.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00037.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/11/1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83218 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2946-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2946-2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2949-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1303532 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/67f1aee6f45059fd6b0f5b0ecb2c97ad0451f6b3 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8812 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8812 cve-icon
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.07515}

epss

{'score': 0.07948}


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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Linux Linux Kernel
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Extras Rt
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:29:22.037Z

Reserved: 2016-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8812

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-27T17:59:02.163

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-8812

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-02-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8812 - Bugzilla

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