CVE-2013-2094

CVE Published 2013-05-14
Related Vendor(s) linux
Related Product(s) linux_kernel
Exploitation Reported (CISA KEV) 2022-09-15

The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perf_event_open system call.

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