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CVE-2015-8963

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…

High7.0EPSS 1.4%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
google_android

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2015-8963, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
CISA-ADPADP (enrichment)3.1High7.0CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Modified3.1High7.0CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
1.4% · top 27% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.0.

Weakness

Affected products

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References (4)

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Record last updated .