VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-2918

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.92%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2012-05-24

Last modified2026-06-16

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.