CVE-2013-2851

2013-06-0700:00:00

ubuntu.com

6 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

HIGH

Authentication

SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

28.7%

JSON

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.

Bugs

<https://launchpad.net/bugs/1189832>

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu10.04noarchlinux< 2.6.32-50.112UNKNOWN
ubuntu12.04noarchlinux< 3.2.0-53.81UNKNOWN
ubuntu12.10noarchlinux< 3.5.0-39.60UNKNOWN
ubuntu13.04noarchlinux< 3.8.0-29.42UNKNOWN
ubuntu12.04noarchlinux-armadaxp< 3.2.0-1624.36UNKNOWN
ubuntu12.10noarchlinux-armadaxp< 3.5.0-1620.28UNKNOWN
ubuntu10.04noarchlinux-ec2< 2.6.32-355.68UNKNOWN
ubuntu12.04noarchlinux-lts-quantal< 3.5.0-39.60~precise1UNKNOWN
ubuntu12.04noarchlinux-lts-raring< 3.8.0-29.42~precise1UNKNOWN
ubuntu12.04noarchlinux-ti-omap4< 3.2.0-1437.56UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	10.04	noarch	linux	< 2.6.32-50.112	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	linux	< 3.2.0-53.81	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	12.10	noarch	linux	< 3.5.0-39.60	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	13.04	noarch	linux	< 3.8.0-29.42	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	linux-armadaxp	< 3.2.0-1624.36	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	12.10	noarch	linux-armadaxp	< 3.5.0-1620.28	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	10.04	noarch	linux-ec2	< 2.6.32-355.68	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	linux-lts-quantal	< 3.5.0-39.60~precise1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	linux-lts-raring	< 3.8.0-29.42~precise1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	linux-ti-omap4	< 3.2.0-1437.56	UNKNOWN