Upstream information

CVE-2011-2918 at MITRE

Description

The Performance Events subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not properly handle event overflows associated with PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK events, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 4.9
Vector AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 5.5
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1

Note from the SUSE Security Team

SUSE Linux Enterprise products before SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 are not affected, as the perf framework was only included some years ago. SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 and older are not affected.

SUSE Bugzilla entries: 712366 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 713650 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP1
  • brocade-bna-kmp-rt >= 2.1.0.0_2.6.33.20_rt31_0.3-0.2.34
  • cluster-network-kmp-rt >= 1.4_2.6.33.20_rt31_0.3-2.5.28
  • cluster-network-kmp-rt_trace >= 1.4_2.6.33.20_rt31_0.3-2.5.28
  • drbd-kmp-rt >= 8.3.11_2.6.33.20_rt31_0.3-0.3.28
  • drbd-kmp-rt_trace >= 8.3.11_2.6.33.20_rt31_0.3-0.3.28
  • iscsitarget-kmp-rt >= 1.4.19_2.6.33.20_rt31_0.3-0.9.11.2
  • kernel-rt >= 2.6.33.20-0.3.1
  • kernel-rt-base >= 2.6.33.20-0.3.1
  • kernel-rt-devel >= 2.6.33.20-0.3.1
  • kernel-rt_trace >= 2.6.33.20-0.3.1
  • kernel-rt_trace-base >= 2.6.33.20-0.3.1
  • kernel-rt_trace-devel >= 2.6.33.20-0.3.1
  • kernel-source-rt >= 2.6.33.20-0.3.1
  • kernel-syms-rt >= 2.6.33.20-0.3.1
  • ocfs2-kmp-rt >= 1.6_2.6.33.20_rt31_0.3-0.4.2.28
  • ocfs2-kmp-rt_trace >= 1.6_2.6.33.20_rt31_0.3-0.4.2.28
  • ofed-kmp-rt >= 1.5.2_2.6.33.20_rt31_0.3-0.9.13.15
Patchnames:
slertesp1-kernel


Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP5 kernel-source-rt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 kernel-source-azure Not affected
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP3 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-ESPOS kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-ESPOS kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 kernel-source Not affected
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 kernel-default Unsupported
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 kernel-source Unsupported
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SLES for SAP Applications 11 SP3 kernel-default Unsupported
SLES for SAP Applications 11 SP3 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE CaaS Platform Toolchain 3 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for SAP Enterprise Search kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for SAP Enterprise Search kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 kernel-rt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP1 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP2 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 SP2 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 SP2 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP4 kernel-source-rt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP1 kernel-source-rt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 kernel-source-rt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS kernel-default Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS kernel-source Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 kernel-default Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 kernel-source Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP1 kernel-source-rt Not affected
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP2 kernel-source-rt Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.3 kernel-source Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.3 kernel-source-azure Not affected
Products at an unknown state of their lifecycle.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security kernel-source-azure Not affected


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 08:10:58 2013
CVE page last modified: Fri Oct 11 11:14:33 2024