CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-8955

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Linux kernel before version 4.1 on arm64 platforms has a vulnerability that allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service through mishandled events involving multiple HW PMUs.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to privilege escalation by local users or system crashes, potentially affecting service availability within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to version 4.1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability and reduce the associated risks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS