CVE-2013-2094
HIGH8.4⚠ KEVEPSS 65.9%Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Published: 5/14/2013Modified: 4/28/2026Added to CISA KEV: 9/15/2022
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2094
Description
The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perf_event_open system call.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/linuxfrom 0, < 3.8.11-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |