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Debian: CVE-2017-18255: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-18255: linux -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/31/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
02/19/2019
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

The perf_cpu_time_max_percent_handler function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large value, as demonstrated by an incorrect sample-rate calculation.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

References

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