Vigil@nce - Linux kernel: information disclosure via perf_event_open
June 2019 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerability-database-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: Debian.
Severity: 1/4.
Consequences: data reading.
Provenance: user shell.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 28/05/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can bypass access restrictions to data via
perf_event_open() of the Linux kernel, in order to obtain
sensitive information.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-information-disclosure-via-perf-event-open-29427