CVE - CVE-2015-8955

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-8955	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE 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.
References
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BID:93314 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93314 CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8fff105e13041e49b82f92eef034f363a6b1c071 CONFIRM:http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8fff105e13041e49b82f92eef034f363a6b1c071
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)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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