CVE-2015-8955
HIGHLinux Kernel < 4.1 - Denial of Service via Mishandled HW PMU Events
Title source: llmDescription
arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1 on arm64 platforms allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference) via vectors involving events that are mishandled during a span of multiple HW PMUs.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8fff105e13041e49b82f92eef034f363a6b1c071
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8fff105e13041e49b82f92eef034f363a6b1c071
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, URL Repurposed vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93314
Scores
CVSS v3
7.3
EPSS
0.0022
EPSS Percentile
12.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (2)
google/android
7.0
linux/linux_kernel
< 3.16.39
Published
Oct 10, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026