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    CVE-2013-0871

    Race condition in the ptrace functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a PTRACE_SETREGS ptrace system call in a crafted application, as demonstrated by ptrace_death.

    Published:Feb 15, 2013
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Feb 18, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.00049
    CVSS Score:6.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Mrg
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Eus

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9899d11f654474d2d54ea52ceaa2a1f4db3abd68
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00022.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0567.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0661.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0662.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0695.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2632
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/16
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1736-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1737-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1738-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1739-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1740-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1741-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1742-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1743-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1744-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1745-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=911937
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9899d11f654474d2d54ea52ceaa2a1f4db3abd68
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9899d11f654474d2d54ea52ceaa2a1f4db3abd68
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00022.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0567.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0661.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0662.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0695.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2632
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/16
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1736-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1737-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1738-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1739-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1740-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1741-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1742-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1743-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1744-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1745-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=911937
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9899d11f654474d2d54ea52ceaa2a1f4db3abd68

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High