CVE-2013-2851
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.34 % · percentile 28 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Chrome
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-134 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1783.html
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=137055204522556&w=2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1913-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969515
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0284.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1941-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/06/13
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1942-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1912-1
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 6.0 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2013-2790
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2013-2851
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTA-2013-AVI-507 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTA-2013-AVI-498 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTA-2013-AVI-485 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTA-2013-AVI-449 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTA-2013-AVI-412 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Mandriva · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 3.9.4cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |