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CVE-2013-2851 REJECTED

Format string vulnerability in the register_disk function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and writing format string specifiers to /sys/module/md_mod/parameters/new_array in order to create a crafted /dev/md device name.

EPSS 0.05% · 14.5th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.05%
14.5th percentile

Affected Products

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

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