VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-0871
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.
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 1.43%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.43% probability · 72th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9899d11f654474d2d54ea52ceaa2a1f4db3abd68
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0567.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0661.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0662.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0695.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2632
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/16
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1736-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1737-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1738-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1739-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1740-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1741-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1742-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1743-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1744-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1745-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=911937
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9899d11f654474d2d54ea52ceaa2a1f4db3abd68
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9899d11f654474d2d54ea52ceaa2a1f4db3abd68
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0567.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0661.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0662.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.