CVE-2015-9004

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
May 2, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-9004: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix