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CVE-2015-8967

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.

Published

2016-12-08T21:59:01.257

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	google	android	≤ 7.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	≤ 3.18.54	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	≤ 3.19.8	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c623b33b4e9599c6ac5076f7db7369eb9869aa04 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94680 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c623b33b4e9599c6ac5076f7db7369eb9869aa04 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c623b33b4e9599c6ac5076f7db7369eb9869aa04 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94680 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c623b33b4e9599c6ac5076f7db7369eb9869aa04 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)