CVE-2015-8963 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2015-8963

Race condition in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

linux kernel
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 3.3, 3.17, 3.19

Timeline

Official Publish: November 16th, 2016
Last Modified: October 15th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.