CVE-2013-4254
The validate_event function in arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10.8 on the ARM platform allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer
02 Description
The validate_event function in arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10.8 on the ARM platform allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 36.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2013-08-25 01:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 16:38Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-06-12
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 198c1930e5210fdc7d1e759fb10d42cb1629973cd5335e515338e4c6d32064c7
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1970-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1970-1
- secunia.com54494http://secunia.com/advisories/54494
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1975-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1975-1
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1971-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1971-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1968-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1968-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1969-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1969-1
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998878
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1973-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1973-1
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1974-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1974-1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20130816 Re: CVE Request: linux-kernel priviledge escalation on ARM/perfhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/16/6
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.8
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1972-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1972-1
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 3.10.11-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 3.10.11-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 3.10.11-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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