CVE-2015-8967

 

Published at: - 08-12-2016 10:59

Last modified: - 19-01-2023 05:07

Total changes: - 3

Description

arch/arm64/kernel/sys.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0 allows local users to bypass the "strict page permissions" protection mechanism and modify the system-call table, and consequently gain privileges, by leveraging write access.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

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

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c623b33b4e9599c6ac5076f7db7369eb9869aa04
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c623b33b4e9599c6ac5076f7db7369eb9869aa04
• 94680-Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

 

Keywords

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CVE-2015-8967

 

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