kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19 mishandles counter grouping, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, related to the perf_pmu_register and perf_event_open functions.
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-9004
Reference (s):
- BID:98166
- URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98166
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c3c87e770458aa004bd7ed3f29945ff436fd6511
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c3c87e770458aa004bd7ed3f29945ff436fd6511
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01