Access Restriction Bypass Affecting kernel-debug-devel package, versions <0:2.6.32-358.2.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-KERNELDEBUGDEVEL-2073067
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed24 Jan 2013

Introduced: 24 Jan 2013

CVE-2013-0268  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 kernel-debug-devel to version 0:2.6.32-358.2.1.el6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-devel package and not the kernel-debug-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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