CVE-ID

CVE-2015-8955

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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.
References
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Assigning CNA
Android (associated with Google Inc. or Open Handset Alliance)
Date Record Created
20160830 Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160830)
Votes (Legacy)
Comments (Legacy)
Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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