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CVE-2013-2930

Description

The perf_trace_event_perm function in kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.2 does not properly restrict access to the perf subsystem, which allows local users to enable function tracing via a crafted application.

Risk Information

Base Score
5.5
MODERATE
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.048

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal (USN-2068-1) linux-image-3.5.0-45-generic_3.5.0-45.68~precise1_i386.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal (USN-2068-1) linux-image-3.5.0-45-generic_3.5.0-45.68~precise1_amd64.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Saucy (USN-2070-1) linux-image-3.11.0-15-generic_3.11.0-15.25~precise1_i386.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Saucy (USN-2070-1) linux-image-3.11.0-15-generic_3.11.0-15.25~precise1_amd64.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Raring (USN-2112-1) linux-image-3.8.0-36-generic_3.8.0-36.52~precise1_i386.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Raring (USN-2112-1) linux-image-3.8.0-36-generic_3.8.0-36.52~precise1_amd64.debLinux
Dtrace-modules-3.8.13-44.el6uek update (ELSA-2014-3070) dtrace-modules-3.8.13-44.el6uek-0.4.3-4.el6.x86_64.rpmLinux
Dtrace-modules-3.8.13-44.el7uek update (ELSA-2014-3070) dtrace-modules-3.8.13-44.el7uek-0.4.3-4.el7.x86_64.rpmLinux

Patch Details

No records found

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234