CVE-2013-0871

Linux kernel <3.7.5 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

Race condition in the ptrace functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a PTRACE_SETREGS ptrace system call in a crafted application, as demonstrated by ptrace_death.

References (23)

Core 23

Core References

Patch x_refsource_confirm

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9899d11f654474d2d54ea52ceaa2a1f4db3abd68

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0567.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0661.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0662.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0695.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00022.html

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/16

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1738-1

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1740-1

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1742-1

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1745-1

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1743-1

Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=911937

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html

Patch x_refsource_confirm

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9899d11f654474d2d54ea52ceaa2a1f4db3abd68

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1744-1

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1736-1

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1739-1

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1741-1

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.5

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2632

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1737-1

Scores

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 17.5%

Details

CWE

CWE-362

Status published

Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel 3.5 - 3.7.5

Published Feb 18, 2013

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026