CVEs-PoC/2015/CVE-2015-8961.md

### [CVE-2015-8961](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8961)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/sriramkandukuri/cve-fix-reporter