CVE-2015-9004 Information

Description

kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19 mishandles counter grouping which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application related to the perf_pmu_register and perf_event_open functions.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c3c87e770458aa004bd7ed3f29945ff436fd6511 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98166 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c3c87e770458aa004bd7ed3f29945ff436fd6511 https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8