CVE Record
[ HIGH ]CVE-2013-2094
Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Linux kernel fails to check all 64 bits of attr.config passed by user space, resulting to out-of-bounds access of the perf_swevent_enabled array in sw_perf_event_destroy(). Explotation allows for privilege escalation.
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Kernel
- CVSS
- 8.4
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 47.7%
- Status
- kev
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Published
Linux kernel fails to check all 64 bits of attr.config passed by user space, resulting to out-of-bounds access of the perf_swevent_enabled array in sw_perf_event_destroy(). Explotation allows for privilege escalation.
Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-09-15. Required action per CISA: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due date: 2022-10-06.
This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.