VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2013-0268

CVSS score6.2 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.56%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-02-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

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.

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