What is CVE-2015-8962?

CVE-2015-8962 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.3 out of 10. CVE-2015-8962 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-8962?

CVE-2015-8962 has a CVSS score of 7.3 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-8962?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-8962. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2015-8962 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-8962 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2015-8962

High

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2016-11-16

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.3

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-415

CVE-2015-8962 is classified as CWE-415

See CWE-415 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2015-8962 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94187

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Source
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f3951a3709ff50990bf3e188c27d346792103432
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f3951a3709ff50990bf3e188c27d346792103432
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2015-8962

Severity High

CVSS score 7.3 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2016-11-16

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8962?

CVE-2015-8962 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.3 out of 10 . CVE-2015-8962 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-8962?

CVE-2015-8962 has a CVSS score of 7.3 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-8962?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-8962. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2015-8962 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2015-8962 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.