CVE-2013-0871

Description

Race condition in the ptrace functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a PTRACE_SETREGS ptrace system call in a crafted application, as demonstrated by ptrace_death.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00022.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/16 mailing list
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9899d11f654474d2d54ea52ceaa2a1f4db3abd68
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1738-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1740-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1742-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1745-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1743-1 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=911937
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9899d11f654474d2d54ea52ceaa2a1f4db3abd68
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0567.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1744-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1736-1 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0661.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1739-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0662.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1741-1 vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.5
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2632 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1737-1 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0695.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-0871?
CVE-2013-0871 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-0871?
To fix CVE-2013-0871, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-0871 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-0871 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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