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CVE-2013-2851

Published: June 7, 2013Last modified: April 17, 2024

Description

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.

Status

ProductReleasePackageStatus
Alpaquita LinuxStreamlinux-ltsNot affected (6.1.33-r0)

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