CVE-2013-2094

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
8.4 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
redhatCNA
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CVEADP
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CISA-ADPADP
8.4 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 98%
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
𝑥
< 3.0.75
linuxlinux_kernel
3.1 ≤
𝑥
< 3.2.45
linuxlinux_kernel
3.3 ≤
𝑥
< 3.4.42
linuxlinux_kernel
3.5 ≤
𝑥
< 3.8.9
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bullseye
5.10.223-1
fixed
squeeze
not-affected
bullseye (security)
5.10.226-1
fixed
bookworm
6.1.106-3
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.112-1
fixed
trixie
6.11.5-1
fixed
sid
6.11.6-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
linux
zesty
not-affected
yakkety
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
wily
not-affected
vivid
not-affected
utopic
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
saucy
not-affected
raring
Fixed 3.8.0-21.32
released
quantal
Fixed 3.5.0-30.51
released
precise
Fixed 3.2.0-43.68
released
lucid
not-affected
linux-armadaxp
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
utopic
dne
trusty
dne
saucy
dne
raring
dne
quantal
Fixed 3.5.0-1614.21
released
precise
Fixed 3.2.0-1619.29
released
lucid
dne
linux-aws
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
precise
dne
linux-ec2
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
utopic
dne
trusty
dne
saucy
dne
raring
dne
quantal
dne
precise
dne
lucid
not-affected
linux-flo
zesty
dne
yakkety
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
wily
not-affected
vivid
not-affected
utopic
not-affected
trusty
ignored
saucy
dne
quantal
dne
precise
dne
lucid
dne
linux-fsl-imx51
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
utopic
dne
trusty
dne
saucy
dne
raring
dne
quantal
dne
precise
dne
lucid
ignored
linux-gke
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
not-affected
trusty
dne
precise
dne
linux-goldfish
zesty
not-affected
yakkety
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
wily
not-affected
vivid
not-affected
utopic
not-affected
trusty
ignored
saucy
ignored
quantal
dne
precise
dne
lucid
dne
linux-grouper
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
utopic
ignored
trusty
dne
saucy
ignored
quantal
dne
precise
dne
lucid
dne
linux-hwe
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
not-affected
trusty
dne
precise
dne
linux-hwe-edge
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
not-affected
trusty
dne
precise
dne
linux-linaro-omap
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
utopic
dne
trusty
dne
saucy
dne
raring
dne
quantal
ignored
precise
ignored
lucid
dne
linux-linaro-shared
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
utopic
dne
trusty
dne
saucy
dne
raring
dne
quantal
ignored
precise
ignored
lucid
dne
linux-linaro-vexpress
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
utopic
dne
trusty
dne
saucy
dne
raring
dne
quantal
ignored
precise
ignored
lucid
dne
linux-lts-backport-maverick
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
utopic
dne
trusty
dne
saucy
dne
raring
dne
quantal
dne
precise
dne
lucid
ignored
linux-lts-quantal
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
utopic
dne
trusty
dne
saucy
dne
raring
dne
quantal
dne
precise
Fixed 3.5.0-30.51~precise1
released
lucid
dne
linux-lts-raring
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
utopic
dne
trusty
dne
saucy
dne
raring
dne
quantal
dne
precise
Fixed 3.8.0-21.32~precise1
released
lucid
dne
linux-lts-trusty
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
utopic
dne
trusty
dne
saucy
dne
precise
not-affected
lucid
dne
linux-lts-utopic
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
utopic
dne
trusty
dne
precise
dne
lucid
dne
linux-lts-vivid
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
utopic
dne
trusty
dne
precise
dne
lucid
dne
linux-lts-wily
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
trusty
dne
precise
dne
linux-lts-xenial
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
trusty
not-affected
precise
dne
linux-maguro
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
utopic
dne
trusty
dne
saucy
ignored
quantal
dne
precise
dne
lucid
dne
linux-mako
zesty
dne
yakkety
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
wily
not-affected
vivid
not-affected
utopic
not-affected
trusty
ignored
saucy
ignored
quantal
dne
precise
dne
lucid
dne
linux-manta
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
not-affected
vivid
not-affected
utopic
not-affected
trusty
ignored
saucy
ignored
quantal
dne
precise
dne
lucid
dne
linux-mvl-dove
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
utopic
dne
trusty
dne
saucy
dne
raring
dne
quantal
dne
precise
dne
lucid
ignored
linux-qcm-msm
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
utopic
dne
trusty
dne
saucy
dne
raring
dne
quantal
ignored
precise
ignored
lucid
ignored
linux-raspi2
zesty
not-affected
yakkety
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
wily
not-affected
vivid
dne
trusty
dne
precise
dne
linux-snapdragon
zesty
not-affected
yakkety
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
wily
dne
trusty
dne
precise
dne
linux-ti-omap4
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
utopic
dne
trusty
dne
saucy
not-affected
raring
Fixed 3.5.0-225.36
released
quantal
Fixed 3.5.0-225.36
released
precise
Fixed 3.2.0-1432.41
released
lucid
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8176cced706b5e5d15887584150764894e94e02f
http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-May/019729.html
http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-May/019733.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00018.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00017.html
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1304.1/03652.html
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1304.1/03976.html
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1304.1/04302.html
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5703758
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/121616/semtex.c
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0830.html
http://twitter.com/djrbliss/statuses/334301992648331267
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33589
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/14/6
http://www.osvdb.org/93361
http://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/1eb9iw
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1825-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1826-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1827-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1828-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1836-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1838-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=962792
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8176cced706b5e5d15887584150764894e94e02f
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8176cced706b5e5d15887584150764894e94e02f
http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-May/019729.html
http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-May/019733.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00018.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00017.html
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1304.1/03652.html
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1304.1/03976.html
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1304.1/04302.html
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5703758
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/121616/semtex.c
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0830.html
http://twitter.com/djrbliss/statuses/334301992648331267
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33589
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/14/6
http://www.osvdb.org/93361
http://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/1eb9iw
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1825-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1826-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1827-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1828-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1836-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1838-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=962792
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8176cced706b5e5d15887584150764894e94e02f