PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2013-0268Security feature bypass
6.4 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
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
56.5%
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.
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c903f0456bc69176912dee6dd25c6a66ee1aed00
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.6
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/07/12
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908693
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c903f0456bc69176912dee6dd25c6a66ee1aed00
Related
6.4 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
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
56.5%