Description
The ftrace implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability for write access to the (1) set_ftrace_pid or (2) set_graph_function file, and then making an lseek system call.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2669-1 | linux security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1833-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1834-1 | Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1835-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1836-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1838-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1839-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T16:07:37.739Z
Reserved: 2013-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2013-3301
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Status : Modified
Published: 2013-04-29T14:55:04.630
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2013-3301
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN