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…

published October 10, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
10.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00207 · 10.2th percentile
Published
2016-10-10T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 OCT 10:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5