Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1572e45a924f254d9570093abde46430c3172e3d
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103607
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-2/
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1572e45a924f254d9570093abde46430c3172e3d
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1572e45a924f254d9570093abde46430c3172e3d
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103607
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-2/
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1572e45a924f254d9570093abde46430c3172e3d