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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2016-10-10T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:36:30.864Z

Reserved: 2016-08-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-8955

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-10-10T10:59:03.323

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:39:32.127

Link: CVE-2015-8955

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-03-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8955 - Bugzilla