CVE-2015-8955
High
CVE-2015-8955
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.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
October 10, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2015-8955
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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.
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