CVE-2015-4170

CVE-2015-4170 describes a race condition in the Linux kernel’s tty shutdown path: in ldsem_cmpxchg() within drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c, allowing a local user to trigger a deadlock (ldsem_down_read/ldsem_down_write) by starting a new tty thread during shutdown of a previous one. The affected codebase...

CVE-2016-2545

CVE-2016-2545 : Affected component is the Linux kernel; specifically the snd_timer_interrupt handler in sound/core/timer.c. The issue (pre-4.4.1) fails to maintain a linked list correctly, enabling local attackers to trigger a race condition via a crafted ioctl that can crash the system (denial o...

CVE-2015-8963

CVE-2015-8963 : The Linux kernel contains a race condition in kernel/events/core.c related to swevent handling during a CPU unplug operation. Affected: Linux kernel versions before 4.4. Impact: local privilege escalation or denial of service (use‑after‑free) as described in the vulnerability entr...

CVE-2016-2063

CVE-2016-2063 is a stack-based overflow in the MSM Thermal driver for the Linux kernel 3.x. The vulnerability resides in supply_lm_input_write within drivers/thermal/supply_lm_core.c and can be triggered by sending a large amount of data via the debugfs interface, enabling a local attacker to cau...

CVE-2016-5728

CVE-2016-5728 is a local-privilege vulnerability in the Linux kernel MIC VOP driver (drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_vringh.c). The race condition occurs in vop_ioctl where the driver performs two successive reads from user space to read a variable-length data structure, enabling a local user to either ...

CVE-2015-8746

CVE-2015-8746 affects the Linux kernel NFS client (fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c). The root cause is that memory is not properly initialized for migration recovery operations in the NFS client, which can be exploited by remote NFS servers to trigger a denial of service via a null pointer dereference and kern...

CVE-2016-3139

CVE-2016-3139 : The Linux kernel before 3.17 is vulnerable in drivers/input/tablet/wacom_sys.c (wacom_probe). A crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor can be exploited by a physically proximate attacker to trigger a NULL pointer dereference, causing a denial of service (system crash)....

CVE-2012-6704

CVE-2012-6704 affects the Linux kernel prior to 3.5. The sock_setsockopt path in net/core/sock.c mishandles negative values for sk_sndbuf/sk_rcvbuf, enabling a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN to trigger memory corruption and a possible denial of service (memory corruption/system crash). Affecte...

CVE-2016-4951

CVE-2016-4951 refers to a vulnerability in the Linux kernel (tipc_nl_publ_dump in net/tipc/socket.c) present up to version 4.6. The function does not verify socket existence, allowing a local attacker to trigger a denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference that can crash the system, potenti...

CVE-2016-2853

CVE-2016-2853 – Linux kernel aufs Privilege Escalation : The vulnerability arises in the aufs module (Linux kernel 3.x/4.x) where mount namespace restrictions are insufficient. A local attacker can mount an aufs filesystem atop a FUSE filesystem and, by executing a crafted setuid program, escalat...

CVE-2016-6786

CVE-2016-6786 affects the Linux kernel’s performance subsystem: kernel/events/core.c mismanages locks during certain migrations, enabling a local user to escalate privileges. Public documents indicate this vulnerability exists in kernels before 4.0, with several Nessus advisories (Unity Linux/Mir...

CVE-2016-2065

The CVE-2016-2065 entry concerns the MSM QDSP6 audio driver (sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/msm-audio-effects-q6-v2.c) in the Linux kernel 3.x, used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices. The flaw arises from incorrect use of a parameters pointer when handling an ioctl...

CVE-2015-8967

From connected documents: CVE-2015-8967 affects the Linux kernel's arch/arm64/kernel/sys.c prior to version 4.0. Local users with write access can bypass the kernel’s strict page permissions and modify the system-call table to gain privileges, implying local privilege escalation. A patch/commit a...

CVE-2016-2067

CVE-2016-2067 affects the Linux kernel MSM GPU driver: drivers/gpu/msm/kgsl.c in the MSM graphics driver (QuIC Android contributions) for kernel 3.x. The root cause is mishandling of the KGSL_MEMFLAGS_GPUREADONLY flag, which can create accidental read/write mappings. This enables a local attacker...

CVE-2016-2854

CVE-2016-2854 concerns the AUFS module in the Linux kernel (versions 3.x/4.x), which does not properly maintain POSIX ACL xattr data. This can allow a local attacker to gain privileges by exploiting a group-writable setgid directory. The connected documents confirm the vulnerability and its local...

CVE-2016-6787

CVE-2016-6787 affects the Linux kernel’s performance subsystem: kernel/events/core.c before 4.0 mismanages locks during certain migrations, allowing local users to gain privileges via a crafted application (Android internal bug 31095224). Impact is local privilege escalation with complete confide...

CVE-2016-2085

CVE-2016-2085 : The Linux kernel (before 4.5) contains an info leak/vulnerability in evm_verify_hmac in security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c, where improper data copy enables local users to forge MAC values via a timing side-channel attack. Affected: Linux kernel up to version 4.4.x (prior to 4.5). ...

CVE-2015-8955

CVE-2015-8955 affects the Linux kernel on arm64 (arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c) prior to 4.1. The issue arises from events across multiple HW PMUs being mishandled, allowing local users to gain privileges or trigger a denial of service via an invalid pointer dereference. Impact is limited to loc...

CVE-2015-8966

CVE-2015-8966 affects the Linux kernel — specifically arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c — where, in versions before 4.4, a local user can gain privileges by crafting an fcntl64 call (F_OFD_GETLK, F_OFD_SETLK, or F_OFD_SETLKW). The connected Nessus advisories corroborate the kernel file and vulner...

CVE-2016-2062

The CVE-2016-2062 issue affects the Adreno GPU driver for the Linux kernel (3.x) as used in Qualcomm QuIC MSM Android contributions. The root cause is an incorrect integer data type in adreno_perfcounter_query_group within drivers/gpu/msm/adreno_perfcounter.c, which can lead to a denial of servic...

CVE-2016-2070

CVE-2016-2070 affects Linux kernels prior to 4.3.5. The tcp_cwnd_reduction function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c can be triggered by crafted TCP traffic to cause a divide-by-zero DoS and system crash. According to connected advisories, upgrading to kernel 4.3.5 (as cited in ChangeLog-4.3.5) is the rem...

CVE-2016-4558

CVE-2016-4558 : The Linux kernel BPF subsystem before 4.5.5 mishandles reference counts, enabling a local attacker to trigger a denial-of-service via use-after-free, with possible other impact on systems with large memory (32 GB+ and 1 TB mentioned in the advisory). The Nessus/NVD documents confi...

CVE-2016-6156

CVE-2016-6156 is a local-denial-of-service race in the Linux kernel Chrome EC driver (ec_device_ioctl_xcmd) implemented in drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_dev.c. It allows a local user to trigger an out-of-bounds array access by tampering with a size value, in kernels before 4.7; a fix was applie...

CVE-2016-3135

CVE-2016-3135 is an integer overflow in xt_alloc_table_info (net/netfilter/x_tables.c) of the Linux kernel up to 4.5.2 on 32-bit platforms, enabling local privilege escalation or heap corruption leading to DoS via IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE. Connected documents corroborate the 32-bit overflow in xt_alloc...

CVE-2014-9410

The CVE-2014-9410 entry affects the MSM-VFE31 driver for the Linux kernel 3.x (as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center Android contributions). The vulnerability is in vfe31_proc_general, which does not validate a specific id value, enabling a local attacker to gain privileges or cause memory corrup...

CVE-2016-6187

CVE-2016-6187 : The Linux kernel before 4.6.5 contains a vulnerability in the AppArmor LSM path. The function apparmor_setprocattr in security/apparmor/lsm.c does not validate the buffer size, enabling a local user to gain privileges by triggering a setprocattr hook. This is a local privilege-esc...

CVE-2016-5340

CVE-2016-5340 is tied to a vulnerability in the KGSL Linux Graphics Module exposed by a QuIC Android patch for Linux kernel 3.x. The issue arises from the function is_ashmem_file in drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c, where pointer validation is mishandled. This design flaw can allow an attacker to...

CVE-2015-8961

The vulnerability CVE-2015-8961 affects the Linux kernel prior to 4.3.3, specifically the __ext4_journal_stop function in fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c. It allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by improper access to a certain error field. The issue is resolved ...

CVE-2014-9892

The CVE-2014-9892 issue affects the Linux kernel (up to 4.7) in the snd_compr_tstamp path used by Android on Nexus 5/7 devices. Root cause: snd_compr_tstamp does not initialize a timestamp data structure, enabling a crafted app to obtain sensitive information. Impact: information disclosure possi...

CVE-2014-9870

The CVE-2014-9870 entry concerns the Linux kernel prior to 3.11 on ARM, including Android devices (Nexus 5/7) before 2016-08-05. It exposes a privilege-escalation path via improper handling of user-space access to the TPIDRURW register, enabling local attackers to gain privileges with a crafted a...

CVE-2016-2383

The CVE-2016-2383 vulnerability affects the Linux kernel (kernel/bpf/verifier.c) where, in the backward-jump delta handling, local attackers can craft BPF instructions to read kernel memory. It is exploitable by local users via a crafted packet filter. The issue is present in kernel versions befo...

CVE-2014-9895

Technical details for CVE-2014-9895 are not publicly available in the provided documents. The materials reference an information disclosure in media-device.c but do not specify affected versions, root cause, impact, or fixes within this corpus. Monitor for updates.

CVE-2015-8953

CVE-2015-8953 affects the Linux kernel overlayfs: copy_up.c contains an incorrect cleanup path that leaks dentry references, enabling local DoS via operations on large files in a lower overlayfs layer. Affected component: overlayfs/copy_up.c in the kernel before 4.2.6. Impact: denial of service d...

CVE-2016-2064

The CVE-2016-2064 entry concerns the MSM QDSP6 audio driver (Linux kernel 3.x) in sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/msm-audio-effects-q6-v2.c, used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices. The vulnerability arises from an ioctl handling flaw that allows a crafted applicatio...

CVE-2016-5343

CVE-2016-5343 affects the Linux kernel driver drivers/soc/qcom/qdsp6v2/voice_svc.c (QDSP6v2 Voice Service) used in Qualcomm MSM Android contributions. The vulnerability is a buffer overflow in voice_svc_send_req triggered by a write request, which can cause memory corruption and enable a denial o...

CVE-2016-9755

CVE-2016-9755 affects the Linux kernel netfilter IPv6 reassembly logic prior to 4.9. It allows local users to cause a denial of service via a crafted application that uses socket, connect, and writev calls, due to an integer overflow / out-of-bounds write in the IPv6 reassembly path. The root cau...

CVE-2015-0572

The CVE-2015-0572 entry concerns the ADSPRPC driver for the Linux kernel (drivers/char/adsprpc.c and drivers/char/adsprpc_compat.c) used in Qualcomm QuIC MSM Android contributions and other devices. The issue is a race condition that can be exploited via the COMPAT_FASTRPC_IOCTL_INVOKE_FD ioctl, ...

CVE-2015-1339

CVE-2015-1339 affects the Linux kernel: memory leak in cuse_channel_release (fs/fuse/cuse.c) can be triggered by opening /dev/cuse many times, leading to local denial of service via memory consumption (unbounded memory use). The vulnerability is reported as present in kernel versions before 4.4. ...

CVE-2015-2672

The CVE-2015-2672 entry concerns the Linux kernel’s xsave/xrstor implementation (arch/x86/include/asm/xsave.h). Vulnerable code paths exist in kernels before 3.19.2 where certain .altinstr_replacement pointers are created, failing to provide protection against instruction faulting. Local attacker...

CVE-2016-4440

The CVE-2016-4440 issue affects the Linux kernel (up to 4.6.3) in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c where APICv on/off state is mishandled. This allows guest OS users to access direct host APIC MSRs via x2APIC, enabling potential host denial of service (crash) or arbitrary code execution. A fix exists in the up...

CVE-2016-5342

The CVE-2016-5342 entry describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the wcnss_wlan_write function of the Linux kernel 3.x wcnss_wlan driver (drivers/net/wireless/wcnss/wcnss_wlan.c) used in Qualcomm QuIC MSM Android contributions. An attacker could trigger a denial of service or potentially other i...

CVE-2016-5400

The CVE-2016-5400 entry concerns a memory leak in the airspy_probe function of the airspy USB driver (drivers/media/usb/airspy/airspy.c) in the Linux kernel, exploitable when a crafted USB device emulates many VFL_TYPE_SDR/VFL_TYPE_SUBDEV devices and performs rapid connect/disconnect sequences. A...

CVE-2016-9777

KVM in the Linux kernel (before 4.8.12) is vulnerable when I/O APIC is enabled. A guest user can craft an interrupt request to bypass VCPU index restrictions, potentially gaining host privileges or causing a host denial of service via out-of-bounds access and host crash. Affected components: arch...

CVE-2016-2066

CVE-2016-2066 affects the MSM QDSP6 audio driver in the Linux kernel 3.x as used in Qualcomm QuIC Android contributions for MSM devices and related products. The issue is an integer signedness error in the msm-audio-effects-q6-v2.c path that handles ioctl commands, leading to memory corruption. P...

CVE-2016-9919

The CVE-2016-9919 entry concerns the Linux kernel y icmp6_send in net/ipv6/icmp.c, vulnerable through kernel version 4.8.12. The flaw omits a check of the dst data structure, allowing remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (panic) by sending a fragmented IPv6 packet. Connected advisories...

CVE-2014-9717

Vulnerability CVE-2014-9717 affects the Linux kernel prior to 4.0.2. The flaw is in fs/namespace.c where unmounting (MNT_DETACH) is processed by umount2 without ensuring MNT_LOCKED is unset, allowing local users to bypass access restrictions and access beneath a mount when running in a user names...

CVE-2016-2068

The CVE-2016-2068 issue affects the MSM QDSP6 (sound) driver in the Linux kernel 3.x, used in Qualcomm QuIC Android contributions. The vulnerability arises in the driver when handling AUDIO_EFFECTS_WRITE (or AUDIO_EFFECTS_READ) operations, due to integer overflow and potential buffer overflow or ...

CVE-2016-6516

The CVE-2016-6516 issue is a race condition in the Linux kernel’s ioctl_file_dedupe_range implementation (fs/ioctl.c) present in kernels up to 4.7. It can allow local users to cause a denial of service via a heap-based buffer overflow, or potentially gain privileges by altering a count value (a d...

CVE-2015-8950

CVE-2015-8950 affects the Linux kernel (arch/arm64/mm/dma-mapping.c) prior to 4.0.3, where uninitialized data structures in the ION memory-management path can be exposed via dma_mmap. This local-access vulnerability could allow a non-privileged user to read kernel memory. The public references in...

CVE-2015-2686

The CVE-2015-2686 issue affects the Linux kernel 3.19.x, specifically before 3.19.3. It arises from not validating certain range data for sendto/recvfrom in net/socket.c, enabling a local privilege escalation via a subsystem using the copy_from_iter function in the iov_iter interface, with the Bl...