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CVE-2015-8961

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Published: Nov 16, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

The __ext4_journal_stop function in fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging improper access to a certain error field.

Affected (7)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel
Linux
1 product
Linux Kernel
Configuration A
7 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
Linux Kernel
From 3.10.85 to 3.12
Linux Kernel
From 3.12.46 to 3.12.52
Linux Kernel
From 3.14.49 to 3.14.59
Linux Kernel
From 3.18.20 to 3.18.54
Linux Kernel
From 4.1.4 to 4.1.15
Linux Kernel
From 4.2 to 4.2.8
Linux Kernel
From 4.3 to 4.3.3

Related CWEs

CWE-416
Use After Free
The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

References (10)

Source: security@android.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: security@android.com
Release Notes
Source: security@android.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@android.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: security@android.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

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