7.8
HIGH
CVE-2015-8966
Linux Kernel Fcntl64 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

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.

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Published Date :

Dec. 8, 2016, 9:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

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

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-8966 has a 2 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-2015-8966 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
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-8966.

URL Resource
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94673
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=76cc404bfdc0d419c720de4daaf2584542734f42 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/76cc404bfdc0d419c720de4daaf2584542734f42 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94673
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=76cc404bfdc0d419c720de4daaf2584542734f42 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/76cc404bfdc0d419c720de4daaf2584542734f42 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago
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ThomasKing2014/android-Vulnerability-PoC

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Updated: 6 years, 6 months ago
1 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : April 17, 2017, 2:44 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-8966 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-8966 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Dec. 10, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94673 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 09, 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:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html No Types Assigned http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=76cc404bfdc0d419c720de4daaf2584542734f42 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=76cc404bfdc0d419c720de4daaf2584542734f42 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/76cc404bfdc0d419c720de4daaf2584542734f42 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/76cc404bfdc0d419c720de4daaf2584542734f42 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-264
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-8966 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-8966 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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