7 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Linux kernel is the kernel used by the Linux Foundation’s open source operating system, Linux. Linux kernel is vulnerable to a contention problem that originates from a contention problem in the perf_event_open() function, which can be exploited by local attackers to elevate privileges.