CVE-2011-2521 PUBLISHED CVSS 4.900000095367432 MEDIUM

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.

EPSS 0.06% · 19.6th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS v2.0
4.900000095367432
EPSS Score
0.06%
19.6th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a
linuxlinux_kernel0

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