Linux Kernel up to 4.0 on ARM64 HW PMU perf_event.c access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 4.0 on ARM64. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c of the component HW PMU. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2015-8955. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 4.0 on ARM64 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the file arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c of the component HW PMU. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 10/10/2016 with Google (Website). The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-8955 since 08/30/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101928 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-3360-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196854 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux Vulnerabilities (USN-3360-1)).

Upgrading to version 4.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 11 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (101928) and SecurityFocus (BID 93314†). The entries VDB-90537, VDB-93975, VDB-93976 and VDB-102372 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 101928
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-3360-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 841810
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for linux USN-3360-1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 4.1
Patch: git.kernel.org

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08/30/2016 🔍
10/03/2016 +34 days 🔍
10/10/2016 +7 days 🔍
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10/11/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/21/2017 +283 days 🔍
07/24/2017 +3 days 🔍
09/22/2022 +1886 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: USN-3360-1
Organization: Google
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CVE: CVE-2015-8955 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8955
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92517
SecurityFocus: 93314 - Linux Kernel CVE-2015-8955 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/11/2016 10:06
Updated: 09/22/2022 17:48
Changes: 10/11/2016 10:06 (70), 05/06/2019 12:05 (14), 09/22/2022 17:41 (5), 09/22/2022 17:48 (1)
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