The perfsweventinit function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perfeventopen system call.
{ "urgency": "not yet assigned" }
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2094.json"