Ubuntu.comUB:CVE-2015-8967CVE-2015-8967
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
28.7%
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support |
References
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c623b33b4e9599c6ac5076f7db7369eb9869aa04
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c623b33b4e9599c6ac5076f7db7369eb9869aa04
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-8967
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8967
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8967
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3360-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3360-2
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8967
Related
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
28.7%