Access Restriction Bypass Affecting kernel-uek-doc package, versions <0:2.6.32-300.39.5.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKDOC-2476173
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed18 Feb 2013

Introduced: 18 Feb 2013

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-doc to version 0:2.6.32-300.39.5.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2013-2512.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-doc package and not the kernel-uek-doc package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle: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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