CVE-2009-3234
Buffer overflow in the perf_copy_attr function in kernel/perf_counter.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc1 allows local users to cause a denial of service...
- Published
- Sep 17, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Sep 16, 2009
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 77.1%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Buffer overflow in the perf_copy_attr function in kernel/perf_counter.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a "big size data" to the perf_counter_open system call.
Sources
1Xiao Guangrong · linux · Sep 16, 2009
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