CVE-2015-8844
Find out more about CVE-2015-8844 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue does not affect the Linux kernels as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6,
This issue affects the Linux kernels as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and MRG-2 realtime kernels.
For additional information, refer
to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle:
https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/ .
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.4 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2016:2584 | 2016-11-03 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (kernel) | RHSA-2016:2574 | 2016-11-03 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-realtime | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel | Not affected |
