vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2017-18255
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Mar 31, 2018 | Jan 20, 2025 | Jul 14, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 31, 2018
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Jul 14, 2025
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
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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