CVE-2015-8961

high

Description

The __ext4_journal_stop function in fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging improper access to a certain error field.

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6934da9238da947628be83635e365df41064b09b

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94135

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.3

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6934da9238da947628be83635e365df41064b09b

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-11-16

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H