CVE-2015-8963
7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Race condition in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging incorrect handling of an swevent data structure during a CPU unplug operation.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=12ca6ad2e3a896256f086497a7c7406a547ee373
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94207
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/12ca6ad2e3a896256f086497a7c7406a547ee373
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=12ca6ad2e3a896256f086497a7c7406a547ee373
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94207
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/12ca6ad2e3a896256f086497a7c7406a547ee373
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