Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2015-8962

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.

  • Published: Nov 16, 2016
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2015-8962
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.3
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 9.3
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel 3.13 3.16.40
linux / linux_kernel - 3.2.85
linux / linux_kernel 3.3 3.10.107
linux / linux_kernel 3.12 3.12.70
linux / linux_kernel 3.17 3.18.54
linux / linux_kernel 3.19 4.4