High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2015-8955

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.

Affected products

Google/Android
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux/Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <3.16.39

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatch
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8fff105e13041e49b82f92eef034f363a6b1c071nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93314nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryURL Repurposed

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