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CVE-2013-2851

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 0.34% · 25.0th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.34%
25.0th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-goldfish3.4.0-4.26, 0, 3.4.0-4.24
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

Timeline

  • Apr 24, 2012 CVE Published
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
  • May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
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