CVE-2013-4254
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 25, 2013
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 12, 2013
Description
The validate_event function in arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10.8 on the ARM platform allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by adding a hardware event to an event group led by a software event.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- USN-1970-1vendor-advisory
- 54494third-party-advisory
- USN-1975-1vendor-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b
- USN-1971-1vendor-advisory
- USN-1968-1vendor-advisory
- USN-1969-1vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998878
- USN-1973-1vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b
- USN-1974-1vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20130816 Re: CVE Request: linux-kernel priviledge escalation on ARM/perfmailing-list
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.8
- USN-1972-1vendor-advisory
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