CVE-2015-8966

arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted (1) F_OFD_GETLK, (2) F_OFD_SETLK, or (3) F_OFD_SETLKW command in an fcntl64 system call.

• CWE-264

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94673
• https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=76cc404bfdc0d419c720de4daaf2584542734f42Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/76cc404bfdc0d419c720de4daaf2584542734f42Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94673
• https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=76cc404bfdc0d419c720de4daaf2584542734f42Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/76cc404bfdc0d419c720de4daaf2584542734f42Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Published

Dec 8, 2016

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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