CVE-2009-3234

EPSS 1.8%

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.

Affected products

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public PoCs found — 1

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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