| CVE-2011-2918 | Date: (C)2012-05-24 (M)2024-01-04 |
The Performance Events subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not properly handle event overflows associated with PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK events, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -| CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
| CVSS Score : 5.5 | CVSS Score : 4.9 |
| Exploit Score: 1.8 | Exploit Score: 3.9 |
| Impact Score: 3.6 | Impact Score: 6.9 |
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| CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
| Attack Vector: LOCAL | Access Vector: LOCAL |
| Attack Complexity: LOW | Access Complexity: LOW |
| Privileges Required: LOW | Authentication: NONE |
| User Interaction: NONE | Confidentiality: NONE |
| Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: NONE |
| Confidentiality: NONE | Availability: COMPLETE |
| Integrity: NONE | |
| Availability: HIGH | |
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