CVE-2013-3301
High
Description
The ftrace implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability for write access to the (1) set_ftrace_pid or (2) set_graph_function file, and then making an lseek system call.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedApr 29, 2013
First seenApr 29, 2013
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel3.2.44, 3.4.49, 3.8.8 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 3.1 ≤ v < 3.2.44, 3.3 ≤ v < 3.4.49, 3.5 ≤ v < 3.8.8 | 3.2.44, 3.4.49, 3.8.8 |
| redhat enterprise_linux | 6.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_mrg | 2.0 | — |
| suse linux_enterprise_desktop | 11 | — |
| suse linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension | 11 | — |
| suse linux_enterprise_server | 11 | — |
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