CVE - CVE-2017-18255

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-18255	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:103607 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103607 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1572e45a924f254d9570093abde46430c3172e3d MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1572e45a924f254d9570093abde46430c3172e3d MLIST:[debian-lts-announce] 20180718 [SECURITY] [DLA 1423-1] linux-4.9 new package URL:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html UBUNTU:USN-3696-1 URL:https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-1/ UBUNTU:USN-3696-2 URL:https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-2/ UBUNTU:USN-3754-1 URL:https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20180331	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 (20180331)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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