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CVE-2013-0268

The msr_open function in arch/x86/kernel/msr.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.6 allows local users to bypass intended capability restriction

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Summary

The msr_open function in arch/x86/kernel/msr.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.6 allows local users to bypass intended capability restrictions by executing a crafted application as root, as demonstrated by msr32.c.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-27297

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 8

lists.opensuse.org

openwall.com

git.kernel.org

kernel.org

bugzilla.redhat.com

GitHub · torvalds/linux

Exploit-DB