CVE-2013-4254 (GCVE-0-2013-4254)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-08-25 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 16:38
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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Date Public
2013-08-16 00:00
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