CVE-2015-8966 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges via crafted fcntl64 system calls in the Linux kernel ARM OABI compatibility layer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8966?
CVE-2015-8966 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 Dec 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8966?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8966?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-8966 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8966 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8966, GHSA-r3c5-r7c9-5vw5, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8966.