Security Advisory
CVE-2015-6526
4.9
Vulnerability Description
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.
Published Date
August 31, 2015
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory