Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 24, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-2918
CVE-2011-2918
Description
The Performance Events subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not properly handle event overflows associated with PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK events, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application.
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References
5- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1nvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/16/1nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a8b0ca17b80e92faab46ee7179ba9e99ccb61233nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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