** Description changed:

- Denial of service via improper int comparison on POWER7
+ Integer overflow in the perf_event_interrupt function in
+ arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_event.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 on
+ powerpc platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service
+ (unhandled performance monitor exception) via vectors that trigger
+ certain outcomes of performance events.
  
  Break-Fix: 4574910e5087085a1f330ff8373cee4503f5c77c
  0837e3242c73566fc1c0196b4ec61779c25ffc93

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