7.8
CVSSv3

CVE-2017-18255

Published: 31/03/2018 Updated: 19/01/2019
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.6 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 410
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

The perf_cpu_time_max_percent_handler function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel prior to 4.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large value, as demonstrated by an incorrect sample-rate calculation.

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