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ID:4382 - Exploit for Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-0268
ID:4382 - Exploit for Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-0268
Published: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43089
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0268
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.