The ftrace implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
Denial Of Service
Linux
Red Hat
Enterprise Linux
Linux Enterprise Desktop
+5
NVD
Exploit-DB
GitHub
CVSS 2.0
7.2
EPSS
0.5%