CVE-2021-38200

State: Published
Severity: Not scored
Published: Aug 8, 2021
Updated: Aug 4, 2024
Reserved: Aug 8, 2021

Description

arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.13, on systems with perf_event_paranoid=-1 and no specific PMU driver support registered, allows local users to cause a denial of service (perf_instruction_pointer NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a "perf record" command.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

Product	Versions
n/an/a	n/aAffected

References

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/60b7ed54a41b550d50caf7f2418db4a7e75b5bdc
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.13

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