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CVE-2015-6526

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.39% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-08-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2015-6526
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
0.39%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The perf_callchain_user_64 function in arch/powerpc/perf/callchain.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.2 on ppc64 platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a deep 64-bit userspace backtrace.