CVE-2013-2851
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CVE-2013-2851
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.
Exploit probability
0.3%
Published
June 7, 2013
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
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04 / EVIDENCE
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CVE-2013-2851
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=137055204522556&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1783.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0284.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/06/13
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1912-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1913-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1941-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1942-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969515