High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 8, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-8967

Description

arch/arm64/kernel/sys.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0 allows local users to bypass the "strict page permissions" protection mechanism and modify the system-call table, and consequently gain privileges, by leveraging write access.

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Affected products

Google/Android
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=7.0
Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.18.54
- (no CPE)range: <4.0

Patches

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References

git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c623b33b4e9599c6ac5076f7db7369eb9869aa04nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94680nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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