debian · CVE-2015-8961

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Priority: not yet assigned Published: Updated: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:32:35 GMT

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CVE-2015-8961 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.

Description:

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.

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