USN-1828-1: Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerability
7
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
05/14/2013
07/25/2018
04/08/2014
09/16/2022
Description
The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perf_event_open system call.
Solution(s)
- ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-5-0-30-generic
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