What is CVE-2015-8812?

CVE-2015-8812 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10. CVE-2015-8812 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-8812?

CVE-2015-8812 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-8812?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2015-8812 patch availability.

Is CVE-2015-8812 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-8812 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2015-8812

Critical

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2016-04-27

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

9.8

out of 10

Critical

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

36 total

Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=67f1aee6f45059fd6b0f5b0ecb2c97ad0451f6b3

Vendor Advisory
GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/67f1aee6f45059fd6b0f5b0ecb2c97ad0451f6b3

Patch Vendor Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2015-8812

Severity Critical

CVSS score 9.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2016-04-27

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8812?

CVE-2015-8812 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10 . CVE-2015-8812 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-8812?

CVE-2015-8812 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-8812?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2015-8812 patch availability.
Is CVE-2015-8812 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2015-8812 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.