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 | 1 | initial version | posted 2017-05-11 15:47:24 +0200  |
Fix race in swevent hash in kernel-perf CVE-2015-8963
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. high (attack range: remote) CVSS v3 Base Score:7.0 High
Upstream-Patch is available.
File affected: kernel-adaptation-sbj-3.4.108.20161101.1/kernel/events/core.c lines 4905-4911; 5155-5165; 5234-5239; 7183-7188; 7237-7249