CVE-2015-8963

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.

CVSS v3.0 7.0 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.6 HIGH

7.0^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=12ca6ad2e3a896256f086497a7c7406a547ee373	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/12ca6ad2e3a896256f086497a7c7406a547ee373	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94207

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2016-11-15 21:59

Updated : 2016-11-28 11:50

NVD link : CVE-2015-8963

Mitre link : CVE-2015-8963

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

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