ghsa-m8m5-89h4-8cjh
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Published
2022-05-17 04:48
Modified
2022-05-17 04:48
Details

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.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2013-2851"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-134"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2013-06-07T14:03:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-m8m5-89h4-8cjh",
  "modified": "2022-05-17T04:48:36Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T04:48:36Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2851"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969515"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel\u0026m=137055204522556\u0026w=2"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1783.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0284.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/06/13"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1912-1"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1913-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1941-1"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1942-1"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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