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CVE-2013-2929

The Linux kernel before 3.12.2 does not properly use the get_dumpable function, which allows local users to bypass intended ptrace restrictions or obtain sensi…

Impact

The Linux kernel before 3.12.2 does not properly use the get_dumpable function, which allows local users to bypass intended ptrace restrictions or obtain sensitive information from IA64 scratch registers via a crafted application, related to kernel/ptrace.c and arch/ia64/include/asm/processor.h.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
through 3.12.1
Versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4

Weakness classification

CWE-264

References