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CVE-2015-9004

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—
Severity7.8High · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.84 %higher than 58% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

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.

CVSS

Base score
7.8
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.84 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
58
Score date
10/23/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

Google — AndroidLinux — Linux Kernel

CWEs

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