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USN-1736-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

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USN-1736-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Severity

CVSS

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

Published

02/17/2013

Created

07/25/2018

Added

05/06/2013

Modified

07/09/2020

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.

Solution(s)

ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-45-386
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-45-generic
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-45-generic-pae
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-45-ia64
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-45-lpia
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-45-powerpc
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-45-powerpc-smp
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-45-powerpc64-smp
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-45-preempt
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-45-server
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-45-sparc64
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-45-sparc64-smp
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-45-versatile
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-45-virtual

References

https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2013-0871
CVE - 2013-0871
DSA-2632
RHSA-2013:0567
RHSA-2013:0661
RHSA-2013:0662
RHSA-2013:0695
USN-1736-1

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