SB2013021809 - Race condition in Linux kernel 

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SB2013021809 - Race condition in Linux kernel

Published: February 18, 2013 Updated: August 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2013021809
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0871)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Race condition in the ptrace functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a PTRACE_SETREGS ptrace system call in a crafted application, as demonstrated by ptrace_death.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References