CVE-2013-4254 (GCVE-0-2013-4254)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2013-08-25 01:00
Modified
2024-08-06 16:38
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- n/a
Summary
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.
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