PT-2016-4074 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3

Published 2016-01-13 · Updated 2023-01-19 · CVE-2015-8962

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 4.4

Description The issue is related to a double free vulnerability in the sg common write function. This vulnerability allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service, resulting in memory corruption and system crash, by detaching a device during an SG IO ioctl call.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.4, update to version 4.4 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Double Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-415

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2016-1018

ALT-PU-2016-1485

CVE-2015-8962

DLA-772-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_3058-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_3061-1

SUSE-SU-2017:0333-1

SUSE-SU-2017:0407-1

SUSE-SU-2017:0437-1

SUSE-SU-2017:0464-1

SUSE-SU-2017:0471-1

SUSE-SU-2017:0494-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1102-1

USN-3360-1

USN-3360-2

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Linux Kernel

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 408

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/overlayfs_priv_esc.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/af_packet_chocobo_root_priv_esc.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2016-2384 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/martinmullins/CVE-2016-8655_Android · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/Kagami/docker_cve-2015-2925 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/LakshmiDesai/CVE-2016-8655 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/whu-enjoy/CVE-2015-8660 · Exploit
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f3951a3709ff50990bf3e188c27d346792103432 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8962 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9900 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:0407-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3360-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:0494-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8962 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000380 · Vendor Advisory