High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-9004
CVE-2015-9004
Description
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.
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Affected products
9- osv-coords6 versionspkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ec2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_28&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSS
< 3.12.61-52.101.1+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.101.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.101.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.101.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.101.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.101.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-8.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c3c87e770458aa004bd7ed3f29945ff436fd6511nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98166nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01nvdVendor Advisory
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