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CVE-2013-0871

Race condition in the ptrace functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a PTRACE_SETREGS ptrace system call in a …

Impact

Race condition in the ptrace functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a PTRACE_SETREGS ptrace system call in a crafted application, as demonstrated by ptrace_death.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
from 3.5 before 3.7.5

Weakness classification

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