CVE-2013-2146

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-2146
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-06-07 14:03:19 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionarch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9, when the Performance Events Subsystem is enabled, specifies an incorrect bitmask, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (general protection fault and system crash) by attempting to set a reserved bit.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.7 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.8.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.8.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.8.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.8.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.8.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.8.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.8.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.8.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: More perf security fixes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org
perf/x86: Fix offcore_rsp valid mask for SNB/IVB · torvalds/linux@f192382 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Patch
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:176 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
971309 – (CVE-2013-2146) CVE-2013-2146 Kernel: perf/x86: offcore_rsp valid mask for SNB/IVB af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE git.kernel.org
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