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CVE-2013-2851

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.

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
0.083

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal (USN-1931-1) linux-image-3.5.0-39-generic_3.5.0-39.60~precise1_i386.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal (USN-1931-1) linux-image-3.5.0-39-generic_3.5.0-39.60~precise1_amd64.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Raring (USN-1936-1) linux-image-3.8.0-29-generic_3.8.0-29.42~precise1_i386.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Raring (USN-1936-1) linux-image-3.8.0-29-generic_3.8.0-29.42~precise1_amd64.debLinux

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