The Performance Events subsystem in the Linux kernel...
Moderate severity
Unreviewed
Published
May 13, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
•
Updated Feb 21, 2023
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
May 24, 2012
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 13, 2022
Last updated
Feb 21, 2023
The Performance Events subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not properly handle event overflows associated with PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK events, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application.
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