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posted 2017-04-26 11:52:00 +0200

fix handling of F_OFD_... in oabi_fcntl64() in kernel critical CVE-2015-8966

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.

CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 High

This patch should fix it.

File affected: kernel-adaptation-sbj-3.4.108.20161101.1/arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c lines 193-244