Security Advisory
CVE-2015-8955
7.3
HIGH
Vulnerability 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.
Published Date
October 10, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory