CVE-2011-4611

Integer overflow in the perfeventinterrupt function in arch/powerpc/kernel/perfevent.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...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues, various bugs, and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, whi...

PT-2012-1560 · Linux +1 · Linux Kernel +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.39 Description: The issue is related to the x86 assign hw event function in the Performance Events subsystem, which does not properly calculate counter values. This allows local users to cause a denial of...