CVE-2015-9004 (GCVE-0-2015-9004)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-05-02 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:36
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2015-01-28 00:00
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