fkie_cve-2013-2851
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2013-06-07 14:03
Modified
2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
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.
References
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=137055204522556&w=2
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1783.html
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0284.html
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/06/13
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1912-1
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1913-1
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1941-1
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1942-1
chrome-cve-admin@google.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969515
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=137055204522556&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1783.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0284.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/06/13
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1912-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1913-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1941-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1942-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969515
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel *
linux linux_kernel 3.9
linux linux_kernel 3.9
linux linux_kernel 3.9
linux linux_kernel 3.9
linux linux_kernel 3.9
linux linux_kernel 3.9
linux linux_kernel 3.9
linux linux_kernel 3.9.0
linux linux_kernel 3.9.1
linux linux_kernel 3.9.2
linux linux_kernel 3.9.3


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