CVE-2015-8967 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2015-8967?

CVE-2015-8967 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Dec 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

arch/arm64/kernel/sys.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0 allows local users to bypass the "strict page permissions" protection mechanism and modify the system-call table, and consequently gain privileges, by leveraging write access.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8967?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Google Android, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8967?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-8967 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8967 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2025-48543 Android Runtime Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2023-35674 Android Framework Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2025-48595 Android Framework Integer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2024-32896 Android Pixel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.1

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8967, GHSA-34c2-924w-2mw6, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8967.