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prionPRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2013-2094
HistoryMay 14, 2013 - 8:55 p.m.

Integer overflow

2013-05-1420:55:00
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6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.002 Low

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.

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