Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-8961

The __ext4_journal_stop function in fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging improper access to a certain error field.
Published 2016-11-16 05:59:00
Updated 2025-04-12 10:46:41
Source Android (associated with Google Inc. or Open Handset Alliance)
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2015-8961

Threat overview for CVE-2015-8961

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2015-8961
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49152
IPs affected by CVE-2015-8961 13,842
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-8961

EPSS FAQ
0.25%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 45 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2015-8961

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
9.3
 HIGH AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.6
10.0
 NIST
7.8
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.8
5.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2015-8961

  • The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2015-8961

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