CVE-2013-0268
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CVE-2013-0268
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.
Exploit probability
1.6%
Published
February 18, 2013
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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CVE-2013-0268
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c903f0456bc69176912dee6dd25c6a66ee1aed00
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/07/12
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908693
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c903f0456bc69176912dee6dd25c6a66ee1aed00