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veracodeVeracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:18246
HistoryMay 02, 2019 - 6:36 a.m.

Privilege Escalation

2019-05-0206:36:13
Veracode Vulnerability Database
sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com
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7 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.6 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

HIGH

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

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

Linux kernel is vulnerable to privilege escalation attacks. There exist a race condition in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel. Local users could gain privileges via a crafted application that makes concurrent perf_event_open system calls for moving a software group into a hardware context.

References

7 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.6 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

HIGH

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

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