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DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8963

DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8963 PUBLISHED CVSS 7 HIGH

Race condition in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging incorrect handling of an swevent data structure during a CPU unplug operation.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11linux0, 0, 0
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Nov 16, 2016 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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