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cve: "CVE-2015-8955"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "22%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2016-10-10 10:59:03"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-08T16:04:33+02:00"
---

# CVE-2015-8955

> 3.1 LOW · 🧪 PoC

## Beschreibung

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.

## Referenzen

- <https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8fff105e13041e49b82f92eef034f363a6b1c071>
- <http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html>
- <http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8fff105e13041e49b82f92eef034f363a6b1c071>
- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93314>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2015-8955) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_