CVE-2015-8967 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel before version 4.0, specifically affecting ARM64 architectures, including Google Android and Linux distributions. A local attacker with write access could bypass "strict page permissions" to modify the system-call table, thereby gaining elevated privileges. This vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 7.8 due to its local attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.18.54CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.19, <= 3.19.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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