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CVE request: kernel: perf_counter: Fix buffer overflow in perf_copy_attr()
From: Eugene Teo <eugeneteo () kernel sg>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:16:01 +0800
kernel/perf_counter.c was introduced in commit 0793a61d (v2.6.31-rc1)."If we pass a big size data over perf_counter_open() syscall, the kernel will copy this data to a small buffer, it will cause kernel crash."
Upstream commit: b3e62e35058fc744ac794611f4e79bcd1c5a4b83 Thanks, Eugene
Current thread:
- CVE request: kernel: perf_counter: Fix buffer overflow in perf_copy_attr() Eugene Teo (Sep 15)
- Re: CVE request: kernel: perf_counter: Fix buffer overflow in perf_copy_attr() Steven M. Christey (Sep 16)
- Re: CVE request: kernel: perf_counter: Fix buffer overflow in perf_copy_attr() Marcus Meissner (Sep 17)
- Re: CVE request: kernel: perf_counter: Fix buffer overflow in perf_copy_attr() Steven M. Christey (Sep 16)