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CVE-2013-2146

Published: Jun 7, 2013

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

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Description

arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9, when the Performance Events Subsystem is enabled, specifies an incorrect bitmask, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (general protection fault and system crash) by attempting to set a reserved bit.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=971309

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vendor-advisory

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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f1923820c447e986a9da0fc6bf60c1dccdf0408e

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vendor-advisory

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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9

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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f1923820c447e986a9da0fc6bf60c1dccdf0408e

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[oss-security] 20130605 Re: CVE Request: More perf security fixes

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