VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-8966
arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted (1) F_OFD_GETLK, (2) F_OFD_SETLK, or (3) F_OFD_SETLKW command in an fcntl64 system call.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.54%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted (1) F_OFD_GETLK, (2) F_OFD_SETLK, or (3) F_OFD_SETLKW command in an fcntl64 system call.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.54% probability · 44th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- security@android.com
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94673
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=76cc404bfdc0d419c720de4daaf2584542734f42Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/76cc404bfdc0d419c720de4daaf2584542734f42Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94673
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=76cc404bfdc0d419c720de4daaf2584542734f42Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/76cc404bfdc0d419c720de4daaf2584542734f42Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.