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CVE-2021-38200
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2021-08-08T20:15:07.110 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:01:44.880

Summary

arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.13, on systems with perf_event_paranoid=-1 and no specific PMU driver support registered, allows local users to cause a denial of service (perf_instruction_pointer NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a "perf record" command.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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