CVE-2015-8967
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.0.2-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.0.2-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.0.2-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.0.2-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.0.2-1 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c623b33b4e9599c6ac5076f7db7369eb9869aa04
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94680
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c623b33b4e9599c6ac5076f7db7369eb9869aa04
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8967
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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