9.3

CVE-2015-8967: google android

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8967DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8967
Published 08-12-2016Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-8967 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in google android. EPSS estimates a 0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.83%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
USN-3360-1

Timeline

  1. 08-12-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.83%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

58%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.83% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu19 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-125.174
  • linux-azureAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fde-5.15All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • linux< 4.0.2-1
Google1 product
Linux1 product

4 vendors · 22 products

References

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