CVE-2015-8955
high
CVSS v3
7.3
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.3
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
72%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.1.3-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.1.3-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.1.3-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.1.3-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.1.3-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 3.16.39 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8955.html
- 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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8955
CWEs
CWE-264
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