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CVE-2015-8961
CVE-2015-8961
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
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 2.00% · 79.8th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
2.00%
79.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-vivid | 3.19.0-22.22~14.04.1, 3.19.0-23.24~14.04.1, 3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 3.13.0-11.31, 3.13.0-12.32, 3.13.0-13.33 |
Timeline
- Nov 8, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 28, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 20, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8961 third-party-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6934da9238da947628be83635e365df41064b09b third-party-advisory
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html third-party-advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.3 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6934da9238da947628be83635e365df41064b09b third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8961 third-party-advisory