CVE-2021-38200

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…

published August 8, 2021

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
16.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00255 · 16.2th percentile
Published
2021-08-08T19:27Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 AUG 19:27Z
    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…
    cvelistv5