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Case File

CVE-2015-9004

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.84% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-05-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

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Public Exploit Signal

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

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CVE
CVE-2015-9004
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.84%
Linux

Original NVD Description

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.