CVE-2015-8955
Published: 10 October 2016
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.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the performance events and counters subsystem of the Linux kernel for ARM64. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Notes
Author | Note |
---|---|
jdstrand |
android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support |
tyhicks |
specific to arm64 kernels |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(4.10.0-19.21)
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Released
(3.13.0-125.174)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-16.19)
|
|
yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-21.37)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-22.24)
|
|
Patches:
Introduced by
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2
|
||
linux-armadaxp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
linux-aws
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1002.2)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1001.10)
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-azure
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.11.0-1009.9)
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-euclid
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-9019.20)
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-flo
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-gcp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.10.0-1004.4)
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-gke
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1003.3)
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-goldfish
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
linux-grouper
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-hwe-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1004.9)
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-linaro-omap
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-linaro-shared
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-linaro-vexpress
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-quantal
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
linux-lts-raring
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-saucy
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
linux-lts-trusty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-utopic
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-vivid
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-wily
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-xenial
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-maguro
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-mako
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-manta
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-oem
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-1008.9)
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-qcm-msm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-raspi2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(4.10.0-1004.6)
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-1013.19)
|
|
yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1009.10)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-1013.15)
|
|
linux-snapdragon
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1050.54)
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1012.12)
|
|
yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1012.12)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1029.32)
|
|
linux-ti-omap4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.1~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.3 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8fff105e13041e49b82f92eef034f363a6b1c071
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3360-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3360-2
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8955
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian