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    CVE-2013-3301

    The ftrace implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability for write access to the (1) set_ftrace_pid or (2) set_graph_function file, and then making an lseek system call.

    Published:Apr 11, 2013
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Apr 29, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.00373
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Mrg
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Openstack
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Linux Enterprise Desktop
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Linux Enterprise Server

    Exploits

    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6a76f8c0ab19f215af2a3442870eeb5f0e81998dhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6a76f8c0ab19f215af2a3442870eeb5f0e81998dhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38465

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

    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=6a76f8c0ab19f215af2a3442870eeb5f0e81998d
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.8
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/15/1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1834-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1835-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1836-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1838-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=952197
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6a76f8c0ab19f215af2a3442870eeb5f0e81998d
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6a76f8c0ab19f215af2a3442870eeb5f0e81998d
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.8
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/15/1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1834-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1835-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1836-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1838-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=952197
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6a76f8c0ab19f215af2a3442870eeb5f0e81998d

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    User Interaction
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