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.
CVE-2013-4254
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 34.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 25, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (28)
- secalert@redhathttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/54494
- secalert@redhathttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.8
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/16/6
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1968-1
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1969-1
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1970-1
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1971-1
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1972-1
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1973-1
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1974-1
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1975-1
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998878
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b
Patch Availability(8)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.2.0-1438-omap4 (3.2.0-1438.57) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.8.0-31-generic (3.8.0-31.46) @ raring | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.5.0-233-omap4 (3.5.0-233.49) @ quantal | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.8.0-31-generic (3.8.0-31.46~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.2.0-54-powerpc64-smp (3.2.0-54.82) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.5.0-41-generic (3.5.0-41.64~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.5.0-233-omap4 (3.5.0-233.49) @ raring | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.5.0-41-powerpc64-smp (3.5.0-41.64) @ quantal | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
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- UbuntuUSN-1968-1HIGH
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- UbuntuUSN-1969-1HIGH
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- UbuntuUSN-1971-1HIGH
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- UbuntuUSN-1972-1HIGH
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- UbuntuUSN-1973-1HIGH
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- UbuntuUSN-1974-1HIGH
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- UbuntuUSN-1975-1HIGH
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
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