USN-1826-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

An flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's perfevents interface. A local user could exploit this flaw to escalate privileges on the system...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel Security update

2.6.39-400.24.1 - perf: Treat attr.config as u64 in perfsweventinit Tommi Rantala Orabug: 16808734 CVE-2013-2094...

AZL-34322 CVE-2013-2094 affecting package kernel for versions less than 5.15.153.1-1

The perfsweventinit function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perfeventopen system call...

DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2094

The perfsweventinit function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perfeventopen system call...

AZL-34846 CVE-2013-2094 affecting package kernel for versions less than 6.6.22.1-2

The perfsweventinit function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perfeventopen system call...

UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2094

The perfsweventinit function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perfeventopen system call...

Linux Kernel 2.6.32 < 3.x (CentOS 5/6) - 'PERF_EVENTS' Local Privilege Escalation (1)

/ linux 2.6.37-3.x.x x8664, 100 LOC gcc-4.6 -O2 semtex.c && ./a.out 2010 [email protected], salut! update may 2013: seems like centos 2.6.32 backported the perf bug, lol. jewgold to 115T6jzGrVMgQ2Nt1Wnua7Ch1EuL9WXT2g if you insist. EDB Note: Update...

kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2013:0744 Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs 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 Scorin...

kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2013:0630 Updated kernel packages that fix two security issues and several bugs 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...

CVE-2011-2905

CVE-2011-2905 refers to an untrusted search path vulnerability in the perf tool’s perf_config function (tools/perf/util/config.c) as distributed in the Linux kernel prior to 3.1. A local user can overwrite files via a crafted config file located in the current working directory. The vulnerability...

kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2012:1366 Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring...

kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2012:1156 Updated kernel packages that fix two security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring Syst...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. This update fixes the following security issues : - IPv6 fragment identification value generation could allow a remote attacker to disrupt a target system's networking, preventing legitimate users from accessing...

kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2012:0743 Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs 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 Scorin...

CVE-2011-2521

The x86assignhwevent function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perfevent.c in the Performance Events subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly calculate counter values, which allows local users to cause a denial of service panic via the perf program...

CVE-2011-2521

The x86assignhwevent function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perfevent.c in the Performance Events subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly calculate counter values, which allows local users to cause a denial of service panic via the perf program...

CVE-2011-2521

The x86assignhwevent function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perfevent.c in the Performance Events subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly calculate counter values, which allows local users to cause a denial of service panic via the perf program...

CVE-2011-2521

Linux kernel Performance Events vulnerability CVE-2011-2521: the x86_assign_hw_event path in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c miscalculates counter values, allowing a local user to trigger a denial of service (kernel panic) via the perf tool. Affected: Linux kernel before 2.6.39. Root cause: inco...

kernel: perf, powerpc: Handle events that raise an exception without overflowing

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...

PT-2012-1928 · Linux +2 · Linux Kernel +2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.39 on powerpc platforms Description: The issue is related to an integer overflow in the perf event interrupt function, which can cause a denial of service due to an unhandled performance monitor exception...