CVE-2013-0268 REJECTED

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.

EPSS 2.05% · 83.8th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
2.05%
83.8th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-hwe0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-snapdragon0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-gke0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-vivid0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-xenial0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-wily0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-utopic0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-raspi20
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-manta0, 3.4.0-4.19
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-goldfish3.4.0-4.26, 0, 3.4.0-4.24

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