FKIE_CVE-2013-4254
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2013-08-25 03:27 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:56
Severity
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 3.10.0 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 3.10.1 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 3.10.2 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 3.10.3 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 3.10.4 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 3.10.5 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 3.10.6 |
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