Description
The arch_timer_reg_read_stable macro in arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h in the Linux kernel before 4.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) by writing to a file under /sys/kernel/debug in certain circumstances, as demonstrated by a scenario involving debugfs, ftrace, PREEMPT_TRACER, and FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-9389 | The arch_timer_reg_read_stable macro in arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h in the Linux kernel before 4.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) by writing to a file under /sys/kernel/debug in certain circumstances, as demonstrated by a scenario involving debugfs, ftrace, PREEMPT_TRACER, and FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T21:13:49.293Z
Reserved: 2018-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-18261
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-04-19T08:29:00.207
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:19:42.710
Link: CVE-2017-18261
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD