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Status published
Medium
CVE-2013-2851
Format string vulnerability in the register_disk function in block/genhd.c in...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 3.9, 3.9.0, 3.9.1, 3.9.2, 3.9.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 7th, 2013
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.