CVE-2013-0871

Published: Feb 18, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

6.9

Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	From 3.5 to 3.7.5

Related CWEs

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (46)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9899d11f654474d2d54ea52ceaa2a1f4db3abd68

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00022.html

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0567.html

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0661.html

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0662.html

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0695.html

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2632

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.5

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/16

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1736-1

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1737-1

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1738-1

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1739-1

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1740-1

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1741-1

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1742-1

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1743-1

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1744-1

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1745-1

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=911937

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9899d11f654474d2d54ea52ceaa2a1f4db3abd68

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9899d11f654474d2d54ea52ceaa2a1f4db3abd68

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00022.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0567.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0661.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0662.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0695.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2632

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.5

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/16

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1736-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1737-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1738-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1739-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1740-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1741-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1742-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1743-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1744-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1745-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=911937

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9899d11f654474d2d54ea52ceaa2a1f4db3abd68

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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