CVE-2013-4254
Linux Kernel < 3.10.8 - Privilege Escalation via ARM Perf Event Validation
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (14)
Core 14
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.8
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1970-1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/54494
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1975-1
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1971-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1968-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1969-1
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998878
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1973-1
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1974-1
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/16/6
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1972-1
Scores
EPSS
0.0043
EPSS Percentile
34.2%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (8)
linux/linux_kernel
3.10.0
linux/linux_kernel
3.10.1
linux/linux_kernel
3.10.2
linux/linux_kernel
3.10.3
linux/linux_kernel
3.10.4
linux/linux_kernel
3.10.5
linux/linux_kernel
3.10.6
linux/linux_kernel
< 3.10.7
Published
Aug 25, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026