The validate_event function in arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c in the Linux kernel before…
Priority LOW 31CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00425 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* | up to 3.10.7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* | 3.10.0 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* | 3.10.1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* | 3.10.2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* | 3.10.3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* | 3.10.4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* | 3.10.5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* | 3.10.6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions up to 3.10.7 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions 3.10.0 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions 3.10.1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions 3.10.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions 3.10.3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions 3.10.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions 3.10.5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions 3.10.6 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4254
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4w76-hr8w-36w7
References
Other 4
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c95eb3184ea1a3a2551df57190c81da695e2144b
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998878
- [oss-security] 20130816 Re: CVE Request: linux-kernel priviledge escalation on ARM/perf
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.8
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Sources
- CVE-2013-4254 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-4254 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4w76-hr8w-36w7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-4254 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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