CVE-2017-18255

La función perf_cpu_time_max_percent_handler en kernel/events/core.c en el kernel de Linux en versiones anteriores a la 4.11 permite que los usuarios locales provoquen una denegación de servicio (desbordamiento de enteros) o, posiblemente, otro impacto no especificado mediante un valor de gran tamaño, tal y como queda demostrado con un cálculo incorrecto de la frecuencia de muestreo.

It was discovered that an integer overflow existed in the perf subsystem of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Wei Fang discovered an integer overflow in the F2FS filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that an information leak existed in the generic SCSI driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. Various other issues were also addressed.