CVE-2017-18255

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-190

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Mar 31, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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