CVE-2015-8961 PUBLISHED

The __ext4_journal_stop function in fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging improper access to a certain error field.

EPSS 0.10% · 26.4th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.10%
26.4th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-vivid0, 3.19.0-18.18~14.04.1, 3.19.0-20.20~14.04.1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux3.13.0-8.28, 3.13.0-10.30, 3.13.0-11.31

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