Name: Vulnix
Price: 99 USD

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-189

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8176cced706b5e5d15887584150764894e94e02fNot Applicable
http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-May/019729.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-May/019733.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00018.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00009.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00017.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1304.1/03652.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1304.1/03976.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1304.1/04302.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5703758Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/121616/semtex.cExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0830.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://twitter.com/djrbliss/statuses/334301992648331267Patch
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33589Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9Not Applicable
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/14/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/93361Broken Link
http://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/1eb9iwThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1825-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1826-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1827-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1828-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1836-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1838-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=962792Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8176cced706b5e5d15887584150764894e94e02fThird Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8176cced706b5e5d15887584150764894e94e02fNot Applicable
http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-May/019729.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-May/019733.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00018.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00009.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00017.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1304.1/03652.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1304.1/03976.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1304.1/04302.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5703758Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/121616/semtex.cExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0830.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://twitter.com/djrbliss/statuses/334301992648331267Patch
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33589Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9Not Applicable
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/14/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/93361Broken Link
http://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/1eb9iwThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1825-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1826-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1827-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1828-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1836-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1838-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=962792Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8176cced706b5e5d15887584150764894e94e02fThird Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-2094US Government Resource

Timeline

Published: May 14, 2013
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: Sep 15, 2022
NVD status: Analyzed