7.0
HIGH
CVE-2015-8963
Linux Kernel Race Condition Privilege Escalation
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 16, 2016, 5:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-8963 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-8963 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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None

Python

Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago
10 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 30, 2017, 2:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 1269 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-8963 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-8963 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 15, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-362
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-416
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=12ca6ad2e3a896256f086497a7c7406a547ee373 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=12ca6ad2e3a896256f086497a7c7406a547ee373 Patch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94207 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94207 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.3.6 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.2.85 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3 up to (excluding) 3.16.40 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.17 up to (excluding) 3.18.54 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.19 up to (excluding) 4.4
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94207 [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=12ca6ad2e3a896256f086497a7c7406a547ee373 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=12ca6ad2e3a896256f086497a7c7406a547ee373 Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/12ca6ad2e3a896256f086497a7c7406a547ee373 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/12ca6ad2e3a896256f086497a7c7406a547ee373 Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html No Types Assigned http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added CWE CWE-362
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} -0.01%

score

0.33022

percentile

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