The vulnerability of the riscv_pmu_start() function in the drivers/perf/riscv_pmu.c file of the Linux kernel’s performance monitoring driver allows a hacker to cause a system failure.

The vulnerability of the riscvpmustart function in the drivers/perf/riscvpmu.c module of the Linux kernel’s performance monitoring driver is related to improper handling of exceptional conditions. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a system failure...