CVE-2013-0268

Description

The msr_open function in arch/x86/kernel/msr.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.6 allows local users to bypass intended capability restrictions by executing a crafted application as root, as demonstrated by msr32.c.

Risk Information

Base Score

7.8

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

2.052

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal (USN-1768-1) linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic_3.5.0-26.42~precise1_i386.deb	Linux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal (USN-1768-1) linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic_3.5.0-26.42~precise1_amd64.deb	Linux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234