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Vulnerability Details CVE-2013-2094

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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.629
EPSS Ranking 98.3%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.4
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
Proposed Action
Linux kernel fails to check all 64 bits of attr.config passed by user space, resulting to out-of-bounds access of the perf_swevent_enabled array in sw_perf_event_destroy(). Explotation allows for privilege escalation.
Ransomware Campaign
Unknown
References
Products affected by CVE-2013-2094


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