DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18255

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18255
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18255.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18255
Upstream
Published
2018-03-31T17:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:11:40Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The perfcputimemaxpercent_handler function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.11.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:12 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.11.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:13 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.11.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:14 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.11.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}