CVE-2015-8963

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.0
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.091

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Linux kernel (USN-3360-1) linux-image-3.13.0-125-generic_3.13.0-125.174_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-3360-1) linux-image-3.13.0-125-generic_3.13.0-125.174_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-3360-1) linux-image-3.13.0-125-lowlatency_3.13.0-125.174_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-3360-1) linux-image-3.13.0-125-lowlatency_3.13.0-125.174_amd64.debLinux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234