CVE-2015-8961 (GCVE-0-2015-8961)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-11-16 04:49
Modified
2024-08-06 08:36
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
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