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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 17, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-3234

CVE-2009-3234

Description

Buffer overflow in the perf_copy_attr function in kernel/perf_counter.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a "big size data" to the perf_counter_open system call.

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  • Linux/Kernel2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.31:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.31:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 2.6.31-rc1

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