{"cve":"CVE-2013-2094","nvd":{"published":"2013-05-14T20:55:01.527","modified":"2026-06-16T23:52:44.150","status":"Analyzed","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.4},"cwes":["CWE-189"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8176cced706b5e5d15887584150764894e94e02f","http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-May/019729.html","http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-May/019733.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00008.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00018.html"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:29:16.037019470+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2013-2094","score":0.47709,"percentile":0.98849,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":{"cve":"CVE-2013-2094","date_added":"2022-09-15","due_date":"2022-10-06","vendor":"Linux","product":"Kernel","known_ransomware":false},"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}