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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 priv

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Summary

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.

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Affected versions

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rhn.redhat.com

marc.info

ubuntu.com

lists.opensuse.org

debian.org

bugzilla.redhat.com

openwall.com