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CVE-2015-6526
UNKNOWN · CVSS n/a
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2015-08-31T20:59:07.357 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:31:00.963

Summary

The perf_callchain_user_64 function in arch/powerpc/perf/callchain.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.2 on ppc64 platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a deep 64-bit userspace backtrace.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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