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    CVE-2013-0268

    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.

    Published:Jan 24, 2013
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Feb 18, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.01027
    CVSS Score:6.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Mrg

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27297

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c903f0456bc69176912dee6dd25c6a66ee1aed00
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.6
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/07/12
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908693
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c903f0456bc69176912dee6dd25c6a66ee1aed00
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c903f0456bc69176912dee6dd25c6a66ee1aed00
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.6
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/07/12
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908693
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c903f0456bc69176912dee6dd25c6a66ee1aed00

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High