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CVE-2015-9004

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Date: May 2, 2017

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.

Language: C

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Related Resources (7)

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c3c87e770458aa004bd7ed3f29945ff436fd6511
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9004
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-9004
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98166
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c3c87e770458aa004bd7ed3f29945ff436fd6511
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2015-9004

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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