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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2015-8955): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2015-8955): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/10/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/21/2017
Modified
11/15/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-125-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-125-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-125-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-125-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-125-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-125-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-125-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-125-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-trusty

References

  • https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2015-8955
  • 93314
  • CVE - 2015-8955
  • CVE-2015-8955
  • USN-3161-1
  • USN-3161-2
  • USN-3161-3
  • USN-3161-4
  • USN-3208-1
  • USN-3208-2
  • USN-3209-1
  • USN-3312-1
  • USN-3312-2
  • USN-3314-1
  • USN-3342-1
  • USN-3342-2
  • USN-3343-1
  • USN-3343-2
  • USN-3344-1
  • USN-3344-2
  • USN-3345-1
  • USN-3358-1
  • USN-3359-1
  • USN-3360-1
  • USN-3360-2
  • USN-3361-1
  • USN-3364-1
  • USN-3364-2
  • USN-3364-3
  • USN-3371-1
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