CVE-2015-8955
HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: October 10, 2016 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelAndroid
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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3.16.393.18 ≤ v < 3.18.543.19 ≤ v < 4.1
Affected range stops below 3.16.39, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.18.54, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8fff105e13041e49b82f92eef034f363a6b1c071x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryURL Repurposed
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93314x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8fff105e13041e49b82f92eef034f363a6b1c071CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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