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

Summary

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.

Timeline

1. Sep 16, 2009Public exploit on Exploit-DB

   EDB-33228

2. Sep 17, 2009, 10:00 AM UTCCVE published
3. Aug 7, 2024, 6:22 AM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• n/a n/a

  Version range not reported

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