high7.8
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-ca…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Android | through 7.0 | |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | through 3.18.54 from 3.19 through 3.19.8 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c623b33b4e9599c6ac5076f7db7369eb9869aa04
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94680
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c623b33b4e9599c6ac5076f7db7369eb9869aa04
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c623b33b4e9599c6ac5076f7db7369eb9869aa04
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94680
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c623b33b4e9599c6ac5076f7db7369eb9869aa04