CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-8962

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A double free vulnerability in the sg_common_write function in the Linux kernel before version 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service by detaching a device during an SG_IO ioctl call.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized privilege escalation by local users or system crashes due to memory corruption.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to version 4.4 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Double free vulnerability in the sg_common_write function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by detaching a device during an SG_IO ioctl call.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS