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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-08-31T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:22:22.199Z

Reserved: 2015-08-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-6526

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-08-31T20:59:07.357

Modified: 2016-12-08T03:12:26.273

Link: CVE-2015-6526

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-04-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-6526 - Bugzilla