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CVE-2011-2918

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Published: May 24, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel
Linux
1 product
Linux Kernel
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux Kernel
Before 3.1

Related CWEs

CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

References (10)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchThird Party Advisory

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