fkie_cve-2021-38200
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2021-08-08 20:15
Modified
2024-11-21 06:16
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.13, on systems with perf_event_paranoid=-1 and no specific PMU driver support registered, allows local users to cause a denial of service (perf_instruction_pointer NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a "perf record" command.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.13Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/60b7ed54a41b550d50caf7f2418db4a7e75b5bdcPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.13Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/60b7ed54a41b550d50caf7f2418db4a7e75b5bdcPatch, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel *


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  "lastModified": "2024-11-21T06:16:38.507",
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