CVE-2011-2521 in Kernel

Resumen (Inglés)

The x86_assign_hw_event function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c in the Performance Events subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly calculate counter values, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via the perf program.

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Reservar

2011-06-15

Divulgación

2012-05-24

Estado

Confirmado

Voces

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ID	Vulnerabilidad	CWE	Exp	Con	CVE
60828	Linux Kernel x86_assign_hw_event denegación de servicio	189	No está definido	Arreglo oficial	CVE-2011-2521

Fuentes

• MITRE
• NVD
• CVE Details