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CVE-2013-2094 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8176cced706b5e5d15887584150764894e94e02f CVE, Inc., Red Hat Not Applicable 
http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-May/019729.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-May/019733.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00008.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00018.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00009.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00017.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1304.1/03652.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1304.1/03976.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1304.1/04302.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5703758 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/121616/semtex.c CVE, Inc., Red Hat Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0830.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://twitter.com/djrbliss/statuses/334301992648331267 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33589 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Not Applicable 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/14/6 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.osvdb.org/93361 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Broken Link 
http://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/1eb9iw CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1825-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1826-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1827-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1828-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1836-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1838-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=962792 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8176cced706b5e5d15887584150764894e94e02f CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-2094 CISA-ADP US Government Resource 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability 09/15/2022 10/06/2022 Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-189 Numeric Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-2094
NVD Published Date:
05/14/2013
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2026
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.