PT-2016-4077
CVE-2015-8966
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Published
2016-01-13
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Updated
2017-07-21
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 4.4
Description
The issue allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted command in an fcntl64 system call, specifically through the (1) F OFD GETLK, (2) F OFD SETLK, or (3) F OFD SETLKW command.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 4.4, update to version 4.4 or later to resolve the issue.
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