The perf_callchain_user_64 function in arch/powerpc/perf/callchain.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.2 on ppc64 platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a deep 64-bit userspace backtrace.
| Type | CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| text | N/A | n/a |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| CAPEC ID | Description |
|---|
| Event | Date |
|---|
| Hyperlink | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9a5cbce421a283e6aea3c4007f141735bf9da8c3 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2760-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218454 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2759-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/4 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033728 | vdb-entry x_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9a5cbce421a283e6aea3c4007f141735bf9da8c3 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76401 | vdb-entry x_refsource_BID |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.2 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| CAPEC ID | Description |
|---|
| Event | Date |
|---|
| Hyperlink | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9a5cbce421a283e6aea3c4007f141735bf9da8c3 | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2760-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU x_transferred |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218454 | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2759-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU x_transferred |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/4 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST x_transferred |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033728 | vdb-entry x_refsource_SECTRACK x_transferred |
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9a5cbce421a283e6aea3c4007f141735bf9da8c3 | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76401 | vdb-entry x_refsource_BID x_transferred |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.2 | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |