Security Advisory

CVE-2013-2146

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2013-06-07 10:00:00
Last updated 2024-08-06 15:27:40
Assigner redhat
CVSS score not scored
State PUBLISHED

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.