7.3 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.2%
Buffer overflow in the perf_copy_attr function in kernel/perf_counter.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a “big size data” to the perf_counter_open system call.
article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/890654
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/16/1
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/13
www.securityfocus.com/bid/36423