CVE-2011-4611

Integer overflow in the perf_event_interrupt function in arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_event.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 on powerpc platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (unhandled performance monitor exception) via vectors that trigger certain outcomes of performance events.

• CWE-189

• http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39Broken Link
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0837e3242c73566fc1c0196b4ec61779c25ffc93
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/15/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=767914Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0837e3242c73566fc1c0196b4ec61779c25ffc93Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39Broken Link
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0837e3242c73566fc1c0196b4ec61779c25ffc93
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/15/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=767914Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0837e3242c73566fc1c0196b4ec61779c25ffc93Patch, Third Party Advisory

Published

May 17, 2012

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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