Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2013-0871

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.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.014 (70.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References