CVE-2015-8963 in Android
Summary
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.
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Reservation
10/03/2016
Disclosure
11/16/2016
Status
Confirmed
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VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93490 | Google Android Kernel Performance use after free | 416 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2015-8963 |