CVE-2009-3234
Buffer overflow in the perf_copy_attr function in kernel/perf_counter.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a "big size data" to the perf_counter_open system call.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 4.9 Medium
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2009-09-17
- Last modified
- 2024-08-07
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Affected products
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/890654
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/16/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/13
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36423
