CVE-2013-3301

Public Exploit

Description

The ftrace implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability for write access to the (1) set_ftrace_pid or (2) set_graph_function file, and then making an lseek system call.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.37%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.8	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1834-1	vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6a76f8c0ab19f215af2a3442870eeb5f0e81998d	exploit
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/15/1	mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1835-1	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6a76f8c0ab19f215af2a3442870eeb5f0e81998d	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1838-1	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1836-1	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=952197	issue tracking third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-3301?: CVE-2013-3301 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-3301?: To fix CVE-2013-3301, 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-2013-3301 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2013-3301 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.