CVE-2015-8967

arch/arm64/kernel/sys.c en el kernel de Linux en versiones anteriores a 4.0 permiten a usuarios locales eludir el mecanismo de protección de "permisos de página estricta" y modificar la tabla de llamadas del sistema, y consecuentemente obtener privilegios, aprovechando el acceso de escritura.

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly initialize a Wake- on-Lan data structure. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly restrict access to /proc/iomem. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the performance events and counters subsystem of the Linux kernel for ARM64. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.