CVE-2015-8955 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.3