CVE-2013-4254
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.9
Description
The validate_event function in arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10.8 on the ARM platform allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by adding a hardware event to an event group led by a software event.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 8 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 3.10.6 | Affected | — |
| 3.10.5 | Affected | — |
| 3.10.4 | Affected | — |
| 3.10.3 | Affected | — |
| 3.10.2 | Affected | — |
| 3.10.1 | Affected | — |
| 3.10.0 | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.10.11-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.10.11-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.10.11-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.10.11-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.10.11-1 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54494
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/16/6
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1968-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1969-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1970-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1971-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1972-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1973-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1974-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1975-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998878
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4254
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.