CVE-2015-8962
Double free vulnerability in the sg_common_write function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by detaching a device during an SG_IO…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Double free vulnerability in the sg_common_write function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by detaching a device during an SG_IO ioctl call.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.80% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-415
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- security@android.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f3951a3709ff50990bf3e188c27d346792103432Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94187Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f3951a3709ff50990bf3e188c27d346792103432Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f3951a3709ff50990bf3e188c27d346792103432Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94187Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f3951a3709ff50990bf3e188c27d346792103432Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.