CVE-2011-4611
linux linux kernel: no CVSS score yet. EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Integer overflow in the perf_event_interrupt function in arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_event.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 on powerpc platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (unhandled performance monitor exception) via vectors that trigger certain outcomes of performance events.
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 33% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-189
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- linux:linux_kernel
References
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0837e3242c73566fc1c0196b4ec61779c25ffc93
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/15/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=767914
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0837e3242c73566fc1c0196b4ec61779c25ffc93