Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2011-4611

Integer overflow in the perf_event_interrupt function in arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_event.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 on powerpc platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (unhandled performance monitor exception) via vectors that trigger certain outcomes of performance events.

EPSS: 0.004 (32.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-189

References

secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
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