CVE-2015-8955 Null dereference in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges or cause denial of service via invalid pointer dereference in the Linux kernel arm64 performance event handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8955?
CVE-2015-8955 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 10 Oct 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8955?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Google Android, Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8955?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2015-8955 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8955 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8955, GHSA-g7mr-f4gj-f8j8, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8955.