VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-8966

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.54%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2016-12-08

Last modified2026-06-17

Description

arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted (1) F_OFD_GETLK, (2) F_OFD_SETLK, or (3) F_OFD_SETLKW command in an fcntl64 system call.