CVE-2015-8955 is a privilege escalation and denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel (before version 4.1) on ARM64 platforms, specifically affecting the perf_event.c component. It impacts Google Android and Linux kernel distributions. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH), indicating it can be exploited locally with low complexity to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.16.39CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.18, < 3.18.54CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.19, < 4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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