PT-2016-4073
CVE-2015-8961
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Published
2013-12-03
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Updated
2023-01-19
Description by
CVSS 2.0
9.3
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 4.3.3
Description
The issue allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging improper access to a certain error field in the ext4 journal stop function.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 4.3.3, update to version 4.3.3 or later to resolve the issue.
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