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CVE-2013-2094
Published: May 14, 2013
Modified: Oct 22, 2025
PUBLISHED
Description
The perf_swevent_init 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 perf_event_open system call.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
openSUSE-SU-2013:0847
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
MDVSA-2013:176
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
[linux-kernel] 20130413 Re: sw_perf_event_destroy() oops while fuzzing
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[linux-kernel] 20130412 sw_perf_event_destroy() oops while fuzzing
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[CentOS-announce] 20130517 CESA-2013:0830 Important CentOS 6 kernel Update
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
USN-1826-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[linux-kernel] 20130412 Re: sw_perf_event_destroy() oops while fuzzing
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
USN-1838-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=962792
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-1828-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[CentOS-announce] 20130515 CentOS-6 CVE-2013-2094 Kernel Issue
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
USN-1827-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1836-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
93361
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
33589
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
RHSA-2013:0830
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5703758
x_refsource_MISC
[oss-security] 20130514 Re: CVE Request: linux kernel perf out-of-bounds access
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
SUSE-SU-2013:0819
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/121616/semtex.c
x_refsource_MISC
openSUSE-SU-2013:0925
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
http://twitter.com/djrbliss/statuses/334301992648331267
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/1eb9iw
x_refsource_MISC
openSUSE-SU-2013:1042
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
USN-1825-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
openSUSE-SU-2013:0951
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
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