CVE-2011-4611

2011-12-1500:00:00

ubuntu.com

CVSS2

4.9

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

Integer overflow in the perf_event_interrupt function in
arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_event.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.

Bugs

Notes

Author	Note
jdstrand	may not apply to Ubuntu. See redhat bug
apw	note this can only affect power systems, therefore none of the arm branches can express the issue and so are not-affected

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu10.04noarchlinux< 2.6.32-32.62UNKNOWN
ubuntu10.10noarchlinux< 2.6.35-29.51UNKNOWN
ubuntu10.04noarchlinux-ec2< 2.6.32-316.30UNKNOWN
ubuntu10.04noarchlinux-lts-backport-maverick< 2.6.35-30.54~lucid1UNKNOWN
ubuntu10.04noarchlinux-mvl-dove< 2.6.32-217.34UNKNOWN
ubuntu10.10noarchlinux-mvl-dove< 2.6.32-417.34UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	10.04	noarch	linux	< 2.6.32-32.62	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	10.10	noarch	linux	< 2.6.35-29.51	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	10.04	noarch	linux-ec2	< 2.6.32-316.30	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	10.04	noarch	linux-lts-backport-maverick	< 2.6.35-30.54~lucid1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	10.04	noarch	linux-mvl-dove	< 2.6.32-217.34	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	10.10	noarch	linux-mvl-dove	< 2.6.32-417.34	UNKNOWN