6.2 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
56.9%
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.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian | 12 | all | linux | < 3.2.39-1 | linux_3.2.39-1_all.deb |
Debian | 11 | all | linux | < 3.2.39-1 | linux_3.2.39-1_all.deb |
Debian | 10 | all | linux | < 3.2.39-1 | linux_3.2.39-1_all.deb |
Debian | 999 | all | linux | < 3.2.39-1 | linux_3.2.39-1_all.deb |
Debian | 13 | all | linux | < 3.2.39-1 | linux_3.2.39-1_all.deb |