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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-2929

The Linux kernel before 3.12.2 does not properly use the get_dumpable function, which allows local users to bypass intended ptrace restrictions or obtain sensitive information from IA64 scratch registers via a crafted application, related to…

LOW 3.3EPSS 0.65%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.65%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The Linux kernel before 3.12.2 does not properly use the get_dumpable function, which allows local users to bypass intended ptrace restrictions or obtain sensitive information from IA64 scratch registers via a crafted application, related to kernel/ptrace.c and arch/ia64/include/asm/processor.h.

CVSS 2.0
3.3 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
EPSS
0.65% probability · 49th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-264
Affected
linux/linux kernel
Source
chrome-cve-admin@google.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.