The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perf_event_open system call.
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8176cced706b5e5d15887584150764894e94e02f cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-May/019729.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-May/019733.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00008.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00018.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00009.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00017.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1304.1/03652.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1304.1/03976.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1304.1/04302.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5703758 cve-icon cve-icon
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/121616/semtex.c cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0830.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://twitter.com/djrbliss/statuses/334301992648331267 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33589 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/14/6 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.osvdb.org/93361 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/1eb9iw cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1825-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1826-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1827-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1828-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1836-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1838-1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=962792 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8176cced706b5e5d15887584150764894e94e02f cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2094 cve-icon
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2094 cve-icon
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-05-14T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:27:41.124Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-2094

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2013-05-14T20:55:01.527

Modified: 2024-12-19T18:30:26.137

Link: CVE-2013-2094

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-2094 - Bugzilla