UBUNTU-CVE-2013-0268

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2013-0268

    Published: 17 Feb 2013Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2013-0268
    Aliases:
    USN-1756-1
    USN-1760-1
    USN-1767-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-0268, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/07, http://grsecurity.net/~spender/msr32.c, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1756-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1760-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1767-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1768-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1769-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1775-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1776-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1778-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1781-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1774-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0268

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.11.0-12.19

    Affected versions

    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
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