285461 – (CVE-2009-3234) Kernel: perf_copy_attr() Local privilege escalation (CVE-2009-3234)

Bug 285461 (CVE-2009-3234) - Kernel: perf_copy_attr() Local privilege escalation (CVE-2009-3234)

Summary: Kernel: perf_copy_attr() Local privilege escalation (CVE-2009-3234)

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	CVE-2009-3234

Product:	Gentoo Security
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Security

URL:	http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel...
Whiteboard:	[linux <2.6.31.1] [gp <2.6.31-2]
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Reported:	2009-09-18 14:24 UTC by Alex Legler (RETIRED)
Modified:	2013-09-12 05:02 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Description Alex Legler (RETIRED) archtester

2009-09-18 14:24:33 UTC

CVE-2009-3234 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-3234):
  Buffer overflow in the perf_copy_attr function in
  kernel/perf_counter.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc1 allows local
  users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a "big size data" to
  the perf_counter_open system call.