CVE-2015-8966
HIGHLinux Kernel < 4.4 - Privilege Escalation via fcntl64 OFD Command Handling
Title source: llmDescription
arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted (1) F_OFD_GETLK, (2) F_OFD_SETLK, or (3) F_OFD_SETLKW command in an fcntl64 system call.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=76cc404bfdc0d419c720de4daaf2584542734f42
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/76cc404bfdc0d419c720de4daaf2584542734f42
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94673
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0053
EPSS Percentile
42.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 4.3.6
Published
Dec 08, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026