PoC Index

CVE-2011-2918

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.9%

The Performance Events subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not properly handle event overflows associated with PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK events, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application.

CVSS v3.1
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0
4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS
0.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 58th percentile
Published
2012-05-24
Updated
2024-08-06

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