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CVE-2015-6526

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Date: August 31, 2015

The perf_callchain_user_64 function in arch/powerpc/perf/callchain.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.2 on ppc64 platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a deep 64-bit userspace backtrace.

Language: C

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Related Resources (14)

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-6526
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.2
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6526
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6526
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2759-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76401
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033728
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9a5cbce421a283e6aea3c4007f141735bf9da8c3
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2760-1
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9a5cbce421a283e6aea3c4007f141735bf9da8c3
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218454
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/4
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2015-6526

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Resource Management Errors

CWE-399

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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