CVE-2015-9004
First published: Mon May 01 2017(Updated: )
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.
Credit: security@android.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux kernel | <3.2.95 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | >=3.10.65<3.10.105 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | >=3.12<3.12.68 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | >=3.14.29<3.16.35 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | >=3.18.3<3.18.52 | |
| Google Android | <=7.1.1 | |
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Reference Links
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=c3c87e770458aa004bd7ed3f29945ff436fd6511
- https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2017-05-01 (Advisory)
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c3c87e770458aa004bd7ed3f29945ff436fd6511
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98166
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c3c87e770458aa004bd7ed3f29945ff436fd6511
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01
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