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CVE-2013-4254 Details

Description

The validate_event function in arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10.8 on the ARM platform allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by adding a hardware event to an event group led by a software event.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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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=c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998878	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/54494	CVE
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b	CVE	Patch
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.8	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/16/6	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1968-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1969-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1970-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1971-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1972-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1973-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1974-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1975-1	CVE
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998878	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/54494	[email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.8	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/16/6	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1968-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1969-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1970-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1971-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1972-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1973-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1974-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1975-1	[email protected]

see all 28 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	<= 3.10.7 3.10.0 3.10.1 3.10.2 3.10.3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::arm64:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.0::::::arm64: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.1::::::arm64: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.2::::::arm64: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.3::::::arm64: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.4::::::arm64: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.5::::::arm64: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.6::::::arm64: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

linux linux kernel

<= 3.10.7

3.10.0

3.10.1

3.10.2

3.10.3

CPE

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 26, 2013	Initial Analysis	[email protected]