CVE-2015-8967

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8967
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-8967.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-8967
Related
Published
2016-12-08T21:59:01Z
Modified
2024-06-30T12:01:22Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

arch/arm64/kernel/sys.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0 allows local users to bypass the "strict page permissions" protection mechanism and modify the system-call table, and consequently gain privileges, by leveraging write access.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.2-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:12 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.2-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:13 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.2-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}