UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4254

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4254

    Published: 24 Aug 2013Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2013-4254
    Aliases:
    USN-1968-1
    USN-1969-1
    USN-1970-1

    Summary:

    Details: The validate_event function in arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10.8 on the ARM platform allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by adding a hardware event to an event group led by a software event.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4254, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/16/5, http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/patches/viewpatch.php?id=7809/1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1968-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1969-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1970-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1971-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1972-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1973-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1974-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1975-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4254

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.11.0-12.19

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High