CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
Percentile
55.2%
The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perf_event_open system call.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian | 12 | all | linux | < 3.8.11-1 | linux_3.8.11-1_all.deb |
Debian | 11 | all | linux | < 3.8.11-1 | linux_3.8.11-1_all.deb |
Debian | 999 | all | linux | < 3.8.11-1 | linux_3.8.11-1_all.deb |
Debian | 13 | all | linux | < 3.8.11-1 | linux_3.8.11-1_all.deb |