{"action":"Upgrade linux to 4.4.2-1 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"4.4.2-1","introduced":"0"}],"component":"linux","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:13","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["4.4.2-1"],"id":"tcs_01M5NBCQ2C52QFFD1BVDJ368ZD","modified_at":"2026-09-09T07:02:07.889957358Z","published_at":"2016-11-16T05:59:02.890Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8963","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8963"],"severity":{"label":"high","score":7},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8963#Debian:13/linux","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8963"}],"summary":"Race condition in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging incorrect handling of an swevent"}