{"id":"CVE-2015-8961","details":"The __ext4_journal_stop function in fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging improper access to a certain error field.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:46:35.885184Z","published":"2016-11-16T05:59:00Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6934da9238da947628be83635e365df41064b09b"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.3"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94135"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6934da9238da947628be83635e365df41064b09b"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6934da9238da947628be83635e365df41064b09b"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6934da9238da947628be83635e365df41064b09b"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}