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CVE-2013-4254

Date: August 24, 2013

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.

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (17)

http://secunia.com/advisories/54494
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4254
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/16/6
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1972-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1971-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1970-1
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1969-1
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1968-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998878
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1975-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1974-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1973-1
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.8
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2013-4254
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2013-4254

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Input Validation

CWE-20

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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