CVE-2013-2851
Format string vulnerability in the register_disk function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and writing format string specifiers to /sys/module/md_mod/parameters/new_array…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Format string vulnerability in the register_disk function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and writing format string specifiers to /sys/module/md_mod/parameters/new_array in order to create a crafted /dev/md device name.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-134
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=137055204522556&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1783.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0284.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/06/13
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1912-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1913-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1941-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1942-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969515
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=137055204522556&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1783.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0284.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/06/13
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1912-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1913-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1941-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1942-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969515
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.