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CVE-2015-8955

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.

Published

2016-10-10T10:59:03.323

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.16.39	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.18.54	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 4.1	Yes
Operating System	google	android	7.0	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8fff105e13041e49b82f92eef034f363a6b1c071 Issue Tracking, Patch ([email protected])
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93314 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, URL Repurposed ([email protected])
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8fff105e13041e49b82f92eef034f363a6b1c071 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8fff105e13041e49b82f92eef034f363a6b1c071 Issue Tracking, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93314 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, URL Repurposed (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8fff105e13041e49b82f92eef034f363a6b1c071 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)