{"id":"CVE-2015-8967","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:45:37.627900Z","published":"2016-12-08T21:59:01Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c623b33b4e9599c6ac5076f7db7369eb9869aa04"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94680"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c623b33b4e9599c6ac5076f7db7369eb9869aa04"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c623b33b4e9599c6ac5076f7db7369eb9869aa04"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c623b33b4e9599c6ac5076f7db7369eb9869aa04"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c623b33b4e9599c6ac5076f7db7369eb9869aa04"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c623b33b4e9599c6ac5076f7db7369eb9869aa04"}],"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"}]}