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CVE-2013-4254

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20 Input Validation
Publication date:
25/08/2013
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

The validate_event function in arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10.8 on the ARM platform allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by adding a hardware event to an event group led by a software event.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.90 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
6.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* 3.10.7 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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