Upstream information
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.NVD CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.9 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Novell/SUSE information
Note from the SUSE Security Team
SUSE Linux Enterprise products before SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 are not affected, as the perf framework was only included some years ago. SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 and older are not affected. Novell Bugzilla entry: 712366, 713650 SUSE Security Advisories:- SUSE-SA:2011:038, published Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SU-2011:0984-1, published Thu, 1 Sep 2011 17:08:16 +0200 (CEST)
- SUSE-SU-2011:0984-2, published Thu, 1 Sep 2011 23:08:26 +0200 (CEST)
- SUSE-SU-2011:0984-3, published Fri, 2 Sep 2011 14:08:13 +0200 (CEST)
- SUSE-SU-2012:0364-1, published Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:08:32 +0100 (CET)
- openSUSE-SU-2011:1221-1, published Tue, 8 Nov 2011 15:08:24 +0100 (CET)
- openSUSE-SU-2011:1222-1, published Tue, 8 Nov 2011 16:08:22 +0100 (CET)
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras |
| Builds SAT Patch Nr: 5037 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP1 |
| slert11-sp1.x86-64 SAT Patch Nr: 5802 |
| SLE 11 SP1 DEBUGINFO |
| sles11-sp1.ppc SAT Patch Nr: 5059 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP1 |
| sles11-sp1.ppc SAT Patch Nr: 5059 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 |
| sles11-sp1.ppc SAT Patch Nr: 5059 |
| SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras |
| Builds SAT Patch Nr: 5038 |
| SLE 11 SP1 DEBUGINFO |
| sles11-sp1.s390x SAT Patch Nr: 5031 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP1 |
| sles11-sp1.s390x SAT Patch Nr: 5031 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 |
| sles11-sp1.s390x SAT Patch Nr: 5031 |
| openSUSE 11.4 DEBUGINFO |
| |
| openSUSE 11.4 |
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| SLE 11 SP1 DEBUGINFO |
| sles11-sp1.ia64 SAT Patch Nr: 5054 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP1 |
| sles11-sp1.ia64 SAT Patch Nr: 5054 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 |
| sles11-sp1.ia64 SAT Patch Nr: 5054 |
| SLE 11 SP1 DEBUGINFO |
| sles11-sp1-vmware.x86-64 sles11-sp1.x86-64 SAT Patch Nr: 5055 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP1 |
| sles11-sp1-vmware.x86-64 sles11-sp1.x86-64 SAT Patch Nr: 5055 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 |
| sles11-sp1-vmware.x86-64 sles11-sp1.x86-64 SAT Patch Nr: 5055 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware |
| sles11-sp1-vmware.x86-64 sles11-sp1.x86-64 SAT Patch Nr: 5055 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 |
| sles11-sp1-vmware.x86-64 sles11-sp1.x86-64 SAT Patch Nr: 5055 |
| SLE 11 SP1 DEBUGINFO |
| sles11-sp1-vmware.x86 sles11-sp1.x86 SAT Patch Nr: 5056 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP1 |
| sles11-sp1-vmware.x86 sles11-sp1.x86 SAT Patch Nr: 5056 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 |
| sles11-sp1-vmware.x86 sles11-sp1.x86 SAT Patch Nr: 5056 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware |
| sles11-sp1-vmware.x86 sles11-sp1.x86 SAT Patch Nr: 5056 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 |
| sles11-sp1-vmware.x86 sles11-sp1.x86 SAT Patch Nr: 5056 |
| SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras |
| Builds SAT Patch Nr: 5036 |
| SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras |
| Builds SAT Patch Nr: 5039 |
| SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras |
| Builds SAT Patch Nr: 5040 |
| openSUSE 11.3 |
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| openSUSE 11.3 |
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