CVE-2015-9004 | BDVDB-2026-85040 Detail

Description#

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

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

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-05-02Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.