High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Nov 16, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2015-8963

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.

Affected products

Linux/Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <3.2.85

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/12ca6ad2e3a896256f086497a7c7406a547ee373nvdPatchVendor Advisory
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94207nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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