CWE Code: 362
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 4.4
CWE Name:  Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Summary: multiple race conditions in the advanced union filesystem (aufs) aufs3-mmap.patch and aufs4-mmap.patch patches for the linux kernel 3.x and 4.x allow local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and bug) or possibly gain privileges via a (1) madvise or (2) msync system call, related to mm/madvise.c and mm/msync.c.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2015-11-16
Last Modified Date: 2017-11-04