CVE-2015-8962 Vulnerability

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. (CVSS:9.3) (Last Update:2016-11-16)

Vulnerability Details : 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. Publish Date : 2016-11-16 Last Update Date : 2016-11-16 - CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types CVSS Score 9.3 Confidentiality Impact Complete(There is total information disclosure, resulting in all system files being revealed.) Integrity Impact Complete(There is a total compromise of system integrity. There is a complete loss of system protection, resulting in the entire system being compromised.) Availability Impact Complete(There is a total shutdown of the affected resource. The attacker can render the resource completely unavailable.) Access Complexity Medium(The access conditions are somewhat specialized. Some preconditions must be satistified to exploit) Authentication Not required(Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.) Gained Access None Vulnerability Type(s) Denial Of ServiceGain privilegesMemory corruption CWE ID 415 - Products Affected By CVE-2015-8962 # Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language 1 OS Linux Linux Kernel 4.3.6 Version Details Vulnerabilities - Number Of Affected Versions By Product Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions Linux Linux Kernel 1 - References For CVE-2015-8962 http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f3951a3709ff50990bf3e188c27d346792103432 CONFIRM http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html CONFIRM https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f3951a3709ff50990bf3e188c27d346792103432 CONFIRM

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