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CVE-2015-8955
HIGH · CVSS 7.3
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-10-10T10:59:03.323 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:35:33.590

Summary

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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