CVE-2013-2930 REJECTED

The perf_trace_event_perm function in kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.2 does not properly restrict access to the perf subsystem, which allows local users to enable function tracing via a crafted application.

EPSS 0.05% · 14.8th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.05%
14.8th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-gke0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-wily0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-utopic0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-xenial0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-snapdragon0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux0, 3.12.0-4.10, 3.12.0-4.12
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-hwe0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-vivid0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-raspi20
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-aws0

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