CVE-2013-0268

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

• Linux Kernel 3.7.6 (RedHat x86/x64) - 'MSR' Driver Privilege Escalation2013-08-02 · local · linux

Impact

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c903f0456bc69176912dee6dd25c6a66ee1aed00
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.6
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/07/12
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908693
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c903f0456bc69176912dee6dd25c6a66ee1aed00
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c903f0456bc69176912dee6dd25c6a66ee1aed00
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.6
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/07/12
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908693
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c903f0456bc69176912dee6dd25c6a66ee1aed00