high7.3
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 po…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | before 3.16.39 from 3.18 before 3.18.54 from 3.19 before 4.1 |
| Android | Version 7.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8fff105e13041e49b82f92eef034f363a6b1c071
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93314
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8fff105e13041e49b82f92eef034f363a6b1c071
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8fff105e13041e49b82f92eef034f363a6b1c071
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93314
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8fff105e13041e49b82f92eef034f363a6b1c071