Buffer overflow

Buffer overflow in the perfcopyattr function in kernel/perfcounter.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 perfcounteropen system call...

CVE-2009-3234: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Buffer overflow in the perfcopyattr function in kernel/perfcounter.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 perfcounteropen system call...