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CVE-2015-6526
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…
Medium4.9EPSS 0.39%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.39% · top 66% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (10)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9a5cbce421a283e6aea3c4007f141735bf9da8c3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2760-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218454 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2759-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150818 CVE request - Linux kernel - perf on ppp64 - unbounded checks in perf_callchain_user_64 denial of service. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 1033728 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9a5cbce421a283e6aea3c4007f141735bf9da8c3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 76401 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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