Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2015-9004
Published: May 3, 2017 / Updated: January 19, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92434
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-9004
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to permissions, privileges, and access controls error within the __perf_event_init_context() and syscall_define5() functions in kernel/events/core.c. A local non-authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-9004
Install update from vendor's repository.