CVE-2015-9004

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    CVE-2015-9004

    Published: 2 May 2017Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19 mishandles counter grouping, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, related to the perf_pmu_register and perf_event_open functions.

    References: http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c3c87e770458aa004bd7ed3f29945ff436fd6511, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98166, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c3c87e770458aa004bd7ed3f29945ff436fd6511, https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01, http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c3c87e770458aa004bd7ed3f29945ff436fd6511, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c3c87e770458aa004bd7ed3f29945ff436fd6511, http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c3c87e770458aa004bd7ed3f29945ff436fd6511, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c3c87e770458aa004bd7ed3f29945ff436fd6511

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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