vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2015-8961: linux -- security update

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 16, 2016
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Aug 15, 2025

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.

Solution

debian-upgrade-linux
Title
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