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CVE-2015-8955
Published: Oct 10, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
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