GHSA-hvvv-j3j9-xhr9

GHSA-hvvv-j3j9-xhr9 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.900000095367432 MEDIUM

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 24, 2022

arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.13, on systems with perf_event_paranoid=-1 and no specific PMU driver support registered, allows local users to cause a denial of service (perf_instruction_pointer NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a "perf record" command.

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

6.900000095367432

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Timeline

May 24, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory

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