Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2013-2851

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.

EPSS: 0.003 (26.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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