CVE - CVE-2011-2521

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-2521	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The x86_assign_hw_event function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c in the Performance Events subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly calculate counter values, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via the perf program.
References
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MISC:[oss-security] 20110706 Re: CVE request: kernel: perf, x86: fix Intel fixed counters base initialization URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/06/4 MISC:http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 URL:http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fc66c5210ec2539e800e87d7b3a985323c7be96e URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fc66c5210ec2539e800e87d7b3a985323c7be96e MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=719228 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=719228 MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fc66c5210ec2539e800e87d7b3a985323c7be96e URL:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fc66c5210ec2539e800e87d7b3a985323c7be96e
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20110615	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20110615)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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