CVEvulnerability

CVE-2013-2146

4.7 MEDIUM Published 2013-06-07 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2013-06-07
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.7 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-20

Description

arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9, when the Performance Events Subsystem is enabled, specifies an incorrect bitmask, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (general protection fault and system crash) by attempting to set a reserved bit.

Affected configurations

• linux linux kernel (<= 3.8.8) • linux linux kernel 3.8.0 • linux linux kernel 3.8.1 • linux linux kernel 3.8.2 • linux linux kernel 3.8.3 • linux linux kernel 3.8.4 • linux linux kernel 3.8.5 • linux linux kernel 3.8.6 • linux linux kernel 3.8.7

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness

References