CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2013-0268

MEDIUMEPSS 72th pctl
6.2
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:3.2.39-1CVE-2013-0268
Fixed in:3.2.39-1CVE-2013-0268
Fixed in:3.2.39-1CVE-2013-0268
Fixed in:3.2.39-1CVE-2013-0268

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.56%probability of exploitation in 30 days
72ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 72% of all known CVEs.

References

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