vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2015-8963): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 16, 2016 | Jul 21, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 16, 2016
Added
Jul 21, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
Race condition in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging incorrect handling of an swevent data structure during a CPU unplug operation.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-125-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-125-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-125-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-125-powerpc-e500ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-125-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-125-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-125-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-125-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-trustyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smp
References
Rapid7 Labs
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