CVE-2013-4254
linux linux kernel: no CVSS score yet. EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 36% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-20
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- linux:linux_kernel
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54494
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/16/6
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1968-1