CVE-2013-4254

CVSS V2 Medium 6.9 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2013-4254
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2013-08-25T03:27:32
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T04:45:10
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* 1 OR 3.10.7
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 6.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998878
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/16/6
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.8
http://secunia.com/advisories/54494
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1969-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1972-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1971-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1970-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1975-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1968-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1974-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1973-1
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4254
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4254
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 10:42:19 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-01 19:28:43 2013-08-25T03:27Z 2013-08-25T03:27:32 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-01 19:28:43 2013-10-02T04:29:42 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-01 19:28:43 Modified Vulnerability Status updated
2023-02-13 05:05:53 2023-02-13T04:45:10 CVE Modified Date updated