CVE-2015-9004 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel (before version 3.19) affecting Google Android and Linux kernel distributions. It stems from improper handling of counter grouping within the perf_pmu_register and perf_event_open functions. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating that a local attacker can achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.2.95CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.10.65, < 3.10.105CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.12, < 3.12.68CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.14.29, < 3.16.35CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.18.3, < 3.18.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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