CVE-2015-8955

HIGH7.3

arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event

Published Oct 10, 2016

Modified 1 years ago

Details

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

WEBhttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8fff105e13041e49b82f92eef034f363a6b1c071 WEBhttp://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html WEBhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93314 WEBhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8fff105e13041e49b82f92eef034f363a6b1c071 ADVISORYhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8955

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.3

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

7.3/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedOct 10, 2016

ModifiedAug 6, 2024