PT-2013-4047
CVE-2013-2930
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Published
2013-11-30
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Updated
2014-04-27
Description by
CVSS 2.0
3.6
LowMetricsAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 3.12.2
Description
The issue is related to the perf trace event perm function in the Linux kernel, which does not properly restrict access to the perf subsystem. This allows local users to enable function tracing via a crafted application.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 3.12.2, update to version 3.12.2 or later to resolve the issue.
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