CVE-2015-6526
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
5.4 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
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.
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux:linux_kernel | linux linux kernel | le | 4.0.1 |
References
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9a5cbce421a283e6aea3c4007f141735bf9da8c3
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.2
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/4
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/76401
www.securitytracker.com/id/1033728
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2759-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2760-1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218454
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9a5cbce421a283e6aea3c4007f141735bf9da8c3
Related
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
5.4 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%