CVE-2013-2094

CVSS 2.0 Score 7.2 of 10 (high)

Details

Published May 14, 2013
Updated: Dec 19, 2024
CWE ID 189

Summary

CVE-2013-2094 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's perf_swevent_init function, located in kernel/events/core.c. Prior to version 3.8.9, this function incorrectly uses an incorrect integer data type, enabling local users to exploit it through a specially crafted perf_event_open system call. Successful exploitation could result in privilege escalation.

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