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Medium
CVE-2013-4254
The validate_event function in arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1970-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54494
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1975-1
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1971-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1968-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1969-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998878
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1973-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1974-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/16/6
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.8
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1972-1
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 3.10.0, 3.10.1, 3.10.2, 3.10.3, 3.10.4, 3.10.5, 3.10.6
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 25th, 2013
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.