CVE 2015-8962
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.
Related bugs and status
CVE-2015-8962 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #1239087: Safely remove is not working (or broken) in Gnome Disks
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1239087 | Safely remove is not working (or broken) in Gnome Disks | gnome-disk-utility (Ubuntu) | Undecided | New | ||
Bug #792085: Automatic remount of safely removed USB 3.0 drive
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 792085 | Automatic remount of safely removed USB 3.0 drive | linux (Fedora) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 792085 | Automatic remount of safely removed USB 3.0 drive | linux (openSUSE) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 792085 | Automatic remount of safely removed USB 3.0 drive | linux (Ubuntu) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 792085 | Automatic remount of safely removed USB 3.0 drive | linux (Ubuntu Yakkety) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 792085 | Automatic remount of safely removed USB 3.0 drive | linux (Ubuntu Xenial) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 792085 | Automatic remount of safely removed USB 3.0 drive | linux (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Triaged | ||
Bug #1690094: linux <3.18: netlink notification is missing when an interface is modified
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1690094 | linux <3.18: netlink notification is missing when an interface is modified | linux (Ubuntu) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1690094 | linux <3.18: netlink notification is missing when an interface is modified | linux (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
Bug #1697053: Missing IOTLB flush causes DMAR errors with SR-IOV
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1697053 | Missing IOTLB flush causes DMAR errors with SR-IOV | linux (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Confirmed | ||
| 1697053 | Missing IOTLB flush causes DMAR errors with SR-IOV | linux (Ubuntu Trusty) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
Bug #1701042: linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1701042 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | linux (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1701042 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1701042 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow automated-testing | Medium | Incomplete | ||
| 1701042 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow certification-testing | Medium | Confirmed | ||
| 1701042 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow prepare-package | Medium | In Progress | ||
| 1701042 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow prepare-package-meta | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1701042 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow prepare-package-signed | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1701042 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow promote-to-proposed | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1701042 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow promote-to-security | Medium | New | ||
| 1701042 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow promote-to-updates | Medium | New | ||
| 1701042 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow regression-testing | Medium | In Progress | ||
| 1701042 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow security-signoff | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1701042 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow upload-to-ppa | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1701042 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow verification-testing | Medium | Confirmed | ||
| 1701042 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | linux (Ubuntu Trusty) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
Bug #1703396: linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1703396 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | linux (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1703396 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1703396 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow automated-testing | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1703396 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow certification-testing | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1703396 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow prepare-package | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1703396 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow prepare-package-meta | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1703396 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow prepare-package-signed | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1703396 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow promote-to-proposed | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1703396 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow promote-to-security | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1703396 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow promote-to-updates | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1703396 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow regression-testing | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1703396 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow security-signoff | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1703396 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow upload-to-ppa | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1703396 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow verification-testing | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1703396 | linux: 3.13.0-125.174 -proposed tracker | linux (Ubuntu Trusty) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
Bug #1703401: NULL pointer dereference triggered by openvswitch autopkg testcase
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1703401 | NULL pointer dereference triggered by openvswitch autopkg testcase | linux (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 1703401 | NULL pointer dereference triggered by openvswitch autopkg testcase | linux (Ubuntu Trusty) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
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CVE page on Mitre.org
for more details.
